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Look at Gaza. Israel is stuck in Gaza without any clue how and when it will get out of Gaza,
Our war is with Hezbollah, not with the people of Lebanon,
It is not what the Israelis are telling us. From open source [intelligence], we understand that the Israelis have prepared at least 18 brigades. So we are talking about between 70,000 and 100,000 soldiers,
Hezbollah has a special forces unit called the Radwan Force that focuses especially on fighting in the south and they train solely in that location. Obviously, the mountainous terrain, rocky terrain, lends itself to ambushes and sniper attacks,
We will use all the means at our disposal to achieve this goal,
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said They have also sent in the 7th Armoured Brigade, which is the cream of their armoured units, as well. They are very well trained, very well backed up,
Al Jazeera’s Defence Editor Alex Gatopoulos said What the Israeli side might be doing is a propaganda war when they speak about successfully entering Lebanese territory. So this might be part of an Israeli psychological war, which wouldn’t be the first time they resort to such tactics,
All Zionist claims that [Israeli] occupation forces have entered Lebanon are false,
Hezbollah media relations official Mohammad Afif told Al Jazeera I do think Israel learned from prior mistakes both in 1982 and in 2006, mostly in the military sense, in the sense that it does rely far more on its intelligence capabilities, and on smaller scale and phased raids to attack,
It was a strategic failure for Israel,
These concerns are valid, because even if Israel seeks a limited operation, it can easily be pulled in even more, either due to military factors ... or political ones, if hawks within the government push to expand the goal of the operation,
The IDF does not want to harm you, and for your own safety you must evacuate your homes immediately,
Avichay Adraee wrote in a message posted on X, adding None of us want to see a regional war,
Lammy said in remarks broadcast on the BBC We fear a large-scale ground invasion by Israel into Lebanon would only result in greater suffering,
Liz Throssell, a spokesperson for the UN high commissioner for human rights, told reporters in Geneva Be careful, you are not allowed to go south. Going south could put your life in danger,
Some went to Tyre, some went to the Awali river. Others stayed, as they didn’t have a place to go or they didn’t have the money to leave,
The situation in Lebanon is volatile and has potential to deteriorate quickly
Hezbollah's front will continue, everyone on the battlefield is ready and, despite the losing of our leader and commanders, we will not move aside nor will we forsake our duty in support of Gaza and in defence of Lebanon,
Giving his first address since the group's leader was killed, deputy Naim Qassem said ... he said I urge them to leave because the situation on the ground is fast moving
Asked what he would say to British nationals who have not yet taken his advice, he said You must immediately head north of the Awali River to save yourselves, and leave your houses immediately,