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Friday, January 5, 2024
Nasrallah: We have an opportunity to return to us Lebanese territories that Israel took over
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Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah discusses preliminary negotiations brokered by the West to try and secure a diplomatic solution to Israel’s conflict with Hezbollah before tensions deteriorate into a full-blown war.
“We now have an opportunity to return to us Lebanese territories that Israel took over, such as Shebaa Farms, thanks to our standing on the side of Gaza and its people, but any talk about this should only happen after the end of the war on Gaza, and this is our official position,” he says, claiming without proof that Israel would be willing to cede territory to Lebanon in exchange for an agreement settling the land border dispute.
Nasrallah claims that Hezbollah has conducted around 670 military operations on the Lebanese-Israeli border since October 7, destroying a “large number of Israeli vehicles and tanks.”
He also claims, without proof, that Israel is covering up casualties on its side.
Nasrallah also hails Iranian proxies in Iraq for their strikes on US forces in the region, adding that they have a “historic opportunity” to get rid of the American troops.
Nonetheless, he accuses the US of expanding the conflict through its actions against Houthi rebels who have been disrupting Red Sea shipping lanes since October 7.
The Times of Israel Community.