Sheikh Naim Qassem, Hezbollah’s second-in-command in Lebanon, said that Israel’s killing of civilians in Gaza poses the risk of a large-scale war in the Middle East, and that they are willing to pay the price for a possible war with Israel. .
Sheikh Naeem Qassim pointed out that if the Israeli attacks on Gaza intensify, there is a risk of the war spreading to the region, and that if the conflict extends, no one will be able to stop its consequences.
“How close is this threat?” In response to the question, Qassem said, “This danger is very real. Is it possible that Israel’s continued killing of women and children in this way will not endanger the region?” to reply.
Qassem stressed that Hezbollah is prepared to pay the price, and said in an interview with BBC correspondent Orla Guerin: “The real question is whether Israel is prepared to pay the price.” He said.
Sheikh Naim Qassem is the name given to Hassan Nasrallah within Hezbollah. Nasrallah did not threaten Israel with all-out war in his speech last Friday.
Then, after a woman and three children were killed in a car collision during the Israeli attack on Lebanon on Sunday, Hezbollah used Grad missiles for the first time in this crisis. An Israeli was killed in this counterattack.
Border clashes between Hezbollah, the largest and most dangerous military force in Lebanon, and Israel began on October 8, one day after the war in Gaza. 60 Hezbollah fighters have been killed so far in the clashes.
Pointing out that “all options are on the table,” Hezbollah has not crossed the Israeli border and has not entered into any conflict at the present time.
Hezbollah has 60,000 fighters and 150,000 short- and long-range missiles.
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