Speech by Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Day Following Israel Terrorist Attacks Against Lebanon

September 18, 2024

Commentary by Fadi Lama, VT Foreign Policy Correspondent and West Asia Analyst for American Geopolitical Institute

Posted by Richard C. Cook, Co-Founder and Lead Analyst, American Geopolitical Institute

Following is Sayyed’s September 18, 2024 Speech with English translation:

Fadi Lama comments are as follows:

As usual, no knee-jerk reaction.

1. Hezbollah members had suspected the pagers and were dismantling a pager a few days before the explosions. During dismantling, the pager was programmed to send a message to Israel that it was being tampered with. Mossad realized that it was a matter of days that it would be discovered and neutralized. Netanyahu was informed and ordered activation on Tuesday.

2. The timing of the pagers' explosion was planned to be shortly after the start of the war. This would have caused a lot of chaos and may have impacted Hezbollah operations sufficiently to allow a breakthrough. This threat has been eliminated.

3. Hezbollah had received warning from Western countries on Monday to end support for Gaza. Hezbollah  refused. Sayyed made it very clear that support for Gaza will continue until Israel stops the war on Gaza.

4. Israelis hoped that such a blow would affect Hezbollah's popular support for the war, but it did not. On the contrary, there was across the sectarian board support for Hezbollah in Lebanon. All hospitals and doctors worked around the clock to treat patients. 

5. Hezbollah established several investigative committees and they have answered most but not all questions yet. Investigation is expected to be completed in a matter of days. 

6. Regarding retaliation for this crime which killed many civilians, Hezbollah will do another spectacular operation. Like the execution of Unit 8200 chief.