Hezbollah Says It Won’t Yield as Israeli Forces Push Further Into Lebanon
Hezbollah’s deputy leader, Naim Qassem, declared on Tuesday that the Iran-backed group had withstood the “painful blows” delivered by Israel as Israeli forces expanded ground operations in southwest Lebanon. The expansion marked a new phase of Israel’s incursions, targeting Hezbollah positions after a year of ongoing conflict.
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Qassem emphasized that Hezbollah’s capabilities remained intact despite Israel’s intensified strikes, stating that the conflict with Israel was “a war about who cries first,” and Hezbollah would not be the one to break. His remarks came as the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, triggered by Hamas’ attack on southern Israel a year ago, escalated into direct confrontations across Lebanon.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed the continuation of “localized, targeted operations” in Lebanon’s southwest, in addition to previous strikes in the southeast. Overnight, Israeli forces struck Hezbollah targets in Beirut’s southern suburbs, killing senior commander Suhail Hussein Husseini, responsible for the group’s logistics and budgeting. If confirmed, Husseini’s death adds to the growing list of senior Hezbollah and Hamas leaders targeted in Israeli airstrikes, including Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed last month.
