Hezbollah claimed a “victory” over Israel on Wednesday evening, shortly after the entry into force of a ceasefire ending two months of conflict in Lebanon.
Hezbollah proclaimed Wednesday evening its “victoire” on Israel a few hours after the entry into force of a ceasefire which puts an end to two months of open war in Lebanon between the Israeli army and the Islamist movement. “The victory of Almighty God has been the ally of the just cause”Hezbollah said in a statement, adding that its fighters “will remain fully ready to face (…) attacks from the Israeli enemy.
Months of firefights
Hezbollah, an ally of Iran, had opened a front “supportive” in Hamas against Israel at the start of the war in the Gaza Strip, triggered on October 7, 2023 by the unprecedented attack of the Palestinian Islamist movement on Israeli soil.
After months of exchanges of fire on both sides of the Israeli-Lebanese border, Israel launched a massive bombing campaign on the movement’s strongholds across Lebanon on September 23, followed by ground operations in the south. of the country. The Israeli army has inflicted heavy losses on Hezbollah in recent weeks, including killing its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, and other senior officials.
Israel has 60 days to withdraw from Lebanon
The Hezbollah statement claims that Israeli forces failed in their “attempts (…) to occupy and settle in cities”to prevent Hezbollah attacks or “establish a military and security buffer zone, as the enemy hoped.” Hezbollah fighters targeted Israel “until the last day of the attack”adds the text.
The truce agreement stipulates that Hezbollah withdraws north of the Litani River, about 30 kilometers from the border with Israel, and dismantles its military infrastructure in southern Lebanon. It also provides that the Israeli army has 60 days to gradually withdraw from Lebanon. Lebanese Parliament Speaker and Hezbollah ally Nabih Berri led the ceasefire negotiations on behalf of the movement.
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