In his final speech on 19 September, the martyred Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, spoke with a vision of resilience and determination, offering reassurance about the state of the Lebanese resistance movement following the deadly terrorist attack involving exploding pagers and walkie-talkies carried out by the occupation state:
Our structure is large, strong, and cohesive, and our preparations are high … Let the enemy know that what happened will not affect our will or presence on the front lines but will, in fact, strengthen our resolve.
Recognizing the act as a “declaration of war,” the late resistance leader vowed that “the fighting on the Lebanese front will not stop before the war in Gaza ends,” concluding that “We hope they enter Lebanese lands … because on the front, they are in fortified positions … we consider this a historic opportunity, we wish for it.”
This message is critical at a time when both supporters and enemies are scrutinizing the future of the resistance, especially following the assassination of Nasrallah and the most senior figures in Hezbollah’s military command hierarchy.
A central concern now is the resistance’s structure, command, capabilities, and battle management in the aftermath of these significant losses, while the occupation state looks to commit ground forces for an invasion of the south.
It has been four days since the resistance suffered blows in the southern suburb of Beirut after a series of devastating Israeli strikes that targeted the residential area to assassinate leaders at various levels.
The question now is: how will the resistance respond to this aggression, which threatens not just the resistance but all of Lebanon? Equally pressing is the management of the ongoing battle, especially as media and foreign policy campaigns aim to weaken the morale of the people, portraying the martyrdom of Nasrallah as a “fatal blow” to Hezbollah.
But how does this align with the actual facts?
While the assassination of Nasrallah and key leaders is indeed a significant loss, these individuals are part of a generation that has been at the forefront of the resistance since its inception in the Lebanese Civil War amid the second Israeli invasion of the south.
They possess an intimate understanding of Israeli strategies, their tendencies towards aggression, and their methods of intimidation. For decades, Israel has systematically targeted resistance leaders – not only within Hezbollah but across various factions, including the Palestinian resistance.
Despite these efforts, the resistance has not only survived but grown stronger. The charismatic Nasrallah himself was a successor of the slain secretary-general Abbas al-Musawi, leading the movement to greater heights and strategic successes in subsequent wars with the occupation state, notably overseeing the withdrawal from the south and the 2006 victory.
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