CNN Report…”Hezbollah, Rushing to Prepare…Seems Uncoordinated with Iran”
Major Countries Encourage Citizens to Leave Amid Fear of Full-Scale War… Airplanes Cancelled and Delayed, Airports Crowded,
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![Speech by Hezbollah's top leader, Hassan Nasrallah, broadcast on TV
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Speech by Hezbollah’s top leader, Hassan Nasrallah, broadcast on TV
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, ‘ (Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Sang-hoon = CNN reported on the 7th (local time) that amid Iran naming Israel as the culprit behind the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismael Haniyeh in his own country and threatening revenge, Hezbollah, a Lebanese militant faction, is speculated to be able to attack Israel before Iran.’
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, ” A source diagnosed that Hezbollah, a part of the ‘Axis of Resistance,’ is preparing to strike Israel within a few days and moving faster than Iran. On the other hand, many officials say Iran is still pondering on how to respond to Haniyeh’s assassination.”
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, ‘ A U.S. military official also stated that Iran has only completed part of the anticipated preparations related to major attacks on Israel.’
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, ” According to another source, it is not certain whether Hezbollah, Iran’s most powerful ‘proxy force,’ is coordinating with Iran on the issue of attacking Israel in terms of timing and method. Some officials have indicated that there is a feeling that there is no coordination between the two sides.”
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, ‘ Hezbollah had already threatened retaliatory attacks following the Israeli airstrike in Beirut that killed senior commander Fuad Shukr on the 30th of last month.’
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, ‘ The next day in Tehran, Iran, Haniyeh, who had attended the presidential inauguration, was assassinated.’
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, ‘ As Iran pointed fingers at Israel as the mastermind behind Haniyeh’s assassination and threatened bloody revenge, a sense of imminent all-out war quickly spread in Lebanon, with local residents and tourists bustling and moving quickly in anticipation of changing circumstances, as reported by The Washington Post (WP).’
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, ‘ Western countries such as the UK, France, and the USA have advised their citizens in Lebanon to leave immediately or as soon as possible, securing any flight tickets available.’
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Passengers waiting for delayed flights to depart at Beirut International Airport
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, ‘However, with flights by major airlines such as Lufthansa, Air France, and Jordan Aviation to Lebanon being suspended or delayed, flight prices have skyrocketed, and the terminal at Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport is crowded with people waiting for flights.’
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, ‘ Sameer Shammas (55), who operates a small travel agency, said, “There are few flight options, and prices are very expensive. But right now everyone is trying to leave.”‘
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, ‘ Canadian Mirey Malka (31) is having difficulty booking a flight back to Canada last week, stating, “The overall situation is changing very quickly.”‘
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, ‘ Concerns arise in Lebanon that if full-scale conflict erupts between Israel and Hezbollah, following almost daily armed clashes since the start of the Gaza War in October last year, the damage in Lebanon will be beyond imagination.’
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, ‘ While Hezbollah’s forces are considered better than Hamas, who have been cornered by Israel, they are not at the level to be compared with the highly armed Israeli military. ‘
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, ” In fact, Israel reportedly conveyed to the United States that if its civilians suffer in Hezbollah’s retaliatory attacks, their response would be ‘disproportionate,’ as reported by the internet media Axios.”
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