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Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah is set to make a highly anticipated speech on Friday to address the situation on the border with Israel
“The decision to escalate on the northern front of occupied Palestine rests with the Israelis, not with Lebanon,” Berri said, adding that what Hezbollah is doing on the border “comes naturally within the context […] of occupied Lebanese lands.”
“What the Israelis are trying to do is very dangerous, and their project, carried by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is old and aims today to achieve change in West Asia,” he said.
“Therefore, the battle in Gaza is essential and sensitive, but on the southern front, matters are in [Israel’s] hands, and deterioration of the situation is possible at this stage.”
Berri’s comments come as the world is anticipating a speech by Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on 3 November.
Nasrallah, who has not spoken since before the start of the Gaza-Israel war, is expected to address the ongoing situation on the Lebanese border, where Hezbollah has been carrying out daily attacks against Israeli positions.
Israeli media has focused heavily on the upcoming speech, with many Hebrew outlets suggesting that Nasrallah may formally announce Hezbollah's entry into the Gaza-Israel war.
According to The Times of Israel, Nasrallah’s speech “could impact the region” and “may signal if [Hezbollah’s] terrorist army will widen the conflict.”
Other Lebanese political figures have given their take on the speech's implications.
Samir Geagea, head of the western-backed, staunchly anti-resistance Lebanese Forces (LF) party, said on 2 November: “Hezbollah will have committed a major crime” if it enters the war with Israel.
“The decision of war and peace is hijacked by Hezbollah and Iran,” he added while accusing the Axis of Resistance of doing nothing for the Palestinians “for 80 years until today.”
Sami Gemayel, head of the Kataeb party – allied with Israel during the Lebanese civil war – said that Hezbollah has “linked the fate of Lebanon to Iraq, Palestine, Syria, and others … it was the one who declared the unity of the arenas … why should we give Israel an excuse to open a war against us?”
“I ask [Nasrallah] not to give Israel an excuse to attack us, and to protect Lebanon from destruction, and to let the army deploy with UNIFIL on the border,” Gemayel said.
Hezbollah on Thursday launched its largest attack on Israeli forces since the outbreak of border skirmishes at the start of last month.
Two attack drones targeted an Israeli site in Lebanon’s occupied Shebaa Farms region, causing large explosions. Several other Israeli sites were attacked by the resistance group that day.
Right Now🚨 Hezbollah Kamikaze drones are blinding Israel in the North in preparation for the next stage. pic.twitter.com/sQAqvsRh5G
— Syrian Girl 🇸🇾🎗 (@Partisangirl) November 3, 2023
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