Hezbollah says ready for worst-case scenario; Israel 'unlikely' to expand war soon

A high-ranking official with the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement says an expanded war with Israel is not likely soon, but his group is fully prepared for the worst-case scenario.

Hezbollah’s Deputy Secretary-General, Sheikh Naim Qassem said, “The chance of an expanded war is not likely in the near future, but Hezbollah is prepared for the worst possibilities.”

“The movement does not build its military position according to political analyses, but rather according to information and field results,” he told the Arabic service of Russia’s Sputnik radio station on Thursday..

The Hezbollah deputy chief went on to describe the conclusion of a ceasefire deal as very likely, particularly in the wake of the volatile state of affairs in the 1948 Israeli-occupied territories and that Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid can exert a great deal of pressure on prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

He stated that 67 percent of the Israeli public believes that Netanyahu is no longer fit to remain in office, not to mention mass anti-regime protests and serious internal disputes.

The top Hezbollah official went on to say that Washington and the Tel Aviv regime are simply divided in terms of tactics and methods. “Netanyahu wants to press ahead with his massacres openly, whilst Biden wants to achieve his goals steadily.”

Sheikh Qassem stated that French and US envoys are seeking to separate the southern Lebanon front from the Gaza front during their visits to Beirut.

“They are doing their best to satisfy Israel, and prepare the ground for the return of settlers to the northern occupied territories. However, Hezbollah’s response to all these envoys was that ‘there would be no discussion unless a [Gaza] ceasefire is concluded,’” the Hezbollah deputy chief said.

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“Those inside Lebanon who dream of a war to disturb or weaken Hezbollah … will have disturbing dreams because reality is not affected by their imaginations … they have no effectiveness on the ground. There is a strong resistance facing the Israeli enemy and it will win,” Sheikh Qassem concluded.

Hezbollah and Israel have been exchanging deadly fire since early October last year, shortly after the regime launched a genocidal aggression against the Gaza Strip following a surprise operation by the Palestinian Hamas resistance group.

The Lebanese resistance movement has vowed to keep up its retaliatory attacks as long as the Tel Aviv regime continues its Gaza war, which has so far killed at least 38,011 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injured 87,445 others.

Hezbollah officials have repeatedly said they do not want a war with Israel, however, stressing that they are prepared in case it occurs.

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