Nasrallah says response to Shukur killing coming 'whatever the consequences'
Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Tuesday stressed that his group will respond to Israel’s killing of its military chief Fouad Shukur “whatever the consequences may be.”
Iran "finds itself obliged to respond, and the enemy is waiting in a great state of dread," Nasrallah said in a televised address commemorating Shukur, adding that Hezbollah will respond "alone or in the context of a unified response from all the axis" of Iran-backed groups in the region, "whatever the consequences."
“The Israeli wait for one week now for the response is part of the response and the punishment, because the battle is psychological, moral and military,” Nasrallah added.
“Regardless of any consequences, the resistance cannot let the assassination go unpunished,” he stressed, while saying that “no one in Lebanon or outside Lebanon should ask us to treat the Dahieh aggression as being normal.”
“Our response is coming and it will be strong and effective,” Nasrallah added, noting that “Israel is the side that chose escalation with Iran and Lebanon.”
Nasrallah also warned that “the Israeli factories in northern Israel, which are worth over $130 billion, can be destroyed in half an hour.”
“The battle's objective now is not to eradicate Israel but rather to prevent it from winning,” Nasrallah said, describing the assassinations of Haniyeh and Shukur as Israeli “achievements” but not a “victory” in the war.
“The secret behind our strength lies in continuity, because targeting our leaders will not harm our resolve and determination to continue the way,” he said.
Source: Naharnet
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