Violence is not going to cease in Middle East till Gaza struggle ends, senior Hezbollah determine warns

Apr 19, 2024 at 8:09 PM

Violence within the Middle East is not going to cease till the struggle in Gaza ends, a senior Hezbollah determine has advised Sky News in a world-first interview during which he additionally castigated the West and scoffed at Israel’s actions.

Ibrahim Moussawi, a Hezbollah spokesperson, additionally warned Israel “will see results” in the event that they proceed frightening Iran.

“Nobody has an interest in going into an open confrontation, comprehensive war in the region, because this might lead to other things. This is not because the Western side has an awakening of humanity or whatever,” he stated.

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“This is as a result of it would not boil right down to their curiosity, it doesn’t swimsuit their insurance policies.

“At the same time, we don’t want, as well, to have a comprehensive confrontation from our side. But if it is imposed, they see and we will see the kind of results that will unfold.”

Mr Moussawi added: “If issues escalated into a bigger scale, all people has to grasp that similar to what the West is doing, all of those governments and armies and nations supplying Israel, then the Axis [of Resistance] will battle as an Axis.

“I believe if the Israelis put us in a position or any situation where we have to manifest this again, they will see it [Iran and Hezbollah’s military capacity].”

Speaking a few potential finish to hostilities within the area, Mr Moussawi stated the duty lies with the West.

“In order to reach an agreement, they have to stop the aggressor. They have to stop Netanyahu and this bunch of idiots who are in the occupied Palestine to stop their genocidal war.

“Then you will see clearly that the fronts will come down,” he said.

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He also blamed Western countries for escalating the crisis in the region and claimed they are complicit in the humanitarian situation in Gaza.

“If you need to see issues go into calmness once more, go cease the Israeli aggression. You have the way in which to cease the Israeli aggression,” he said.

“You know, I do know, all people is aware of that they look forward to the army ammunitions and provides from the United States, from the West, to proceed to kill the kids and girls in Gaza.

“No one in the Western governments is ready to stop supplying Israel with ammunitions, and at the same time, they drop what they call a few portions of food on the heads of the people and they kill them, and at the same time they send rockets to Israel to kill them.

“This is a whole fiasco – it doesn’t work.”

Mr Moussawi’s feedback come after an Israeli strike near a significant army airbase and a nuclear website close to the central metropolis of Isfahan this morning.

He performed down the strikes towards Iran, saying he has “never heard of such a thing” and he had “heard it in the news”.

“My understanding is that the Israelis, up till now, they want to save their face,” he stated.