From the Liveblog of
Thursday, August 1, 2024
Nasrallah: Israel has crossed a red line, must expect rage and revenge
Gianluca Pacchiani is the Arab affairs reporter for The Times of Israel
At the funeral for slain Hezbollah military commander Fuad Shukr, the terror group’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah says that while “Israelis are happy now,” they have “crossed a red line” and must now expect “rage and revenge on all the fronts supporting Gaza,” in reference to Iran-backed groups in the Middle East.
Shukr’s assassination was not a response to the rocket attack on the Druze town of Majdal Shams in which 12 children were killed, but rather was an act of war, he adds. Hezbollah is “paying the price for its support to Gaza and to the Palestinian people.”
The Shiite group, however, is now beyond the support phase, Nasrallah adds, declaring an “open battle on all fronts.”
