The Israeli Defense Minister said that Hezbollah was not respecting the clauses of the ceasefire agreement, warning that the IDF could “act unilaterally” and “with force” against the Shiite party. For his part, the leader of the pro-Iranian organization indicated that his movement could lose patience.
Everyone passes the buck. While the Lebanese side recently said it had filed a complaint with the United Nations Security Council, condemning Israel’s violations of the ceasefire agreement, the IDF also accused Hezbollah of failing to respect the truce.
“Don’t put us to the test,” the Arabic-speaking spokesperson for the Israeli army, Avichay Adraee, told Hezbollah in a video published on the X platform on January 5. Referring to the weapons confiscated in southern Lebanon, the IDF spokesperson affirmed that the Jewish state would not allow Hezbollah to “rearm, rebuild its capabilities and once again threaten our national security.”
Israel could act “with force”
Moreover, also on January 5, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz accused Hezbollah of not respecting the terms of the ceasefire agreement and warned that his country would act “with force.”
He further claimed that Hezbollah fighters had still not withdrawn north of the Litani River in southern Lebanon, about 30 kilometers from the Israeli border.
“If this condition is not met, there will be no agreement and Israel will be forced to act unilaterally to ensure the safe return of the northerners [d’Israël] in their homes,” he added.
“Our patience may be running out”
For his part, the new secretary general of Hezbollah Naïm Qassem returned to the truce with the Israeli army in his speech on January 4. The leader of the Shiite party affirmed that “Lebanon can no longer exist without the Resistance” and that it is the leadership of Hezbollah “which decides when and how to fight, as well as the weapons used.”
“There is no fixed timetable that dictates the actions” of Hezbollah and the “patience” it demonstrates is linked to the choice of the “opportune moment to confront the enemy,” he said. . And added: “Our patience may run out before the 60 days or after. When we decide to act, you will see it immediately.
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