Nasrallah claims Hezbollah doesn’t want total war, and Israel is unable to conduct it

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah says that the Shiite terror group does not want “total war” but only operates in support of Hamas, claiming that Israel can only talk about waging such a war but is not capable of conducting it.

At a ceremony commemorating slain Hezbollah senior commander Taleb Abdullah, also known as Abu Taleb, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon last week alongside three other operatives, Nasrallah delivers a long eulogy for the dead commander, praising him for his military and human qualities.

Commenting on the escalating conflict with the Jewish state, Nasrallah says that thanks to Hezbollah’s continuous attacks, the Israeli army had been forced to divert resources from Gaza. He claims that Israel has suffered huge economic losses as a result of the evacuation of towns on the northern border and the halt of agricultural and industrial activities in the area.

Despite the military and economic damage, Israeli leaders are not willing to admit the magnitude of the damage, Nasrallah alleges, in order not to put pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose priority remains the war against Hamas in Gaza.

The terror leader also mocks Israel for claiming to possess the strongest army in the region, noting that the IDF has not yet been able to completely dismantle Hamas forces in Rafah despite a ground operation lasting several weeks.