Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah will make official statement for the first time on Friday afternoon
A formidable military force backed by Iran, Hizbullah has been engaging Israeli forces along the Lebanon-Israel border in the deadliest escalation since it fought a war with Israel in 2006.erupted, Mr Nasrallah thanked groups in Yemen and Iraq, part of what is known as the “Axis of Resistance”. It includes Shia Muslim Iraqi militias which have been firing at US forces in Syria and Iraq, and Yemen’s Houthis, who have joined in the conflict by firing drones at Israel.
More than 9,200 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza so far, mostly women and children, and more and than 23,000 people have been wounded, the Gaza Health Ministry said, without providing a breakdown between civilians and fighters. Before the speech, shelling continued in southern Lebanon, with the outskirts of al-Qawzah, Aita al-Shaab, and Ramieh all under fire by Israeli artillery, the Lebanese state-run National News Agency reported.
Twenty-three Israeli soldiers have been killed since the ground offensive started. Early on Friday, Israel said it had killed Mustafa Dalul, the Commander of Hamas’ al-Sabra Tal al-Hawa battalion, who took part in fighting against Israeli forces in Gaza.
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