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SECURITY: Netayahu: Hezbollah Is Weaker Than It Has Been For Many Years

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White House Deputy Press Secretary Emilie Simons told reporters a short time ago that Israel's efforts to destroy Hezbollah infrastructure is "in line with their rights", when asked about the US reaction to comments from Hezbollah deputy leader Naim Qassem today indicating that the group may support a truce with Israel without preconditions on a ceasefire in Gaza.

  • Simons: "We continue to have discussions with the Israelis about their response to the attacks last week. I'm not going to get ahead of those discussions, as this is their operation. I hear the new statements from the Hezbollah leader, and what we understand right now is what they [Israel] have been working on right now are efforts to destroy Hezbollah's infrastructure. This is in line with Israel's right to defend its citizens. I think we are all eager for a ceasefire... so we are definitely going to continue to pursue that from our end."
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video message: "We've degraded Hezbollah's capabilities. We took out thousands of terrorists, including Nasrallah himself and Nasrallah's replacement, and the replacement of the replacement," adding that "Hezbollah is weaker than it has been for many, many years."
  • The comments suggest that Israel is unlikely to agree to a truce in the near term. Israel's military success puts it in a favourable position to further degrade Hezbollah's operation capabilities and achieve its stated objective of returning displaced Israeli citizens to the north of the country. 
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White House Deputy Press Secretary Emilie Simons told reporters a short time ago that Israel's efforts to destroy Hezbollah infrastructure is "in line with their rights", when asked about the US reaction to comments from Hezbollah deputy leader Naim Qassem today indicating that the group may support a truce with Israel without preconditions on a ceasefire in Gaza.

  • Simons: "We continue to have discussions with the Israelis about their response to the attacks last week. I'm not going to get ahead of those discussions, as this is their operation. I hear the new statements from the Hezbollah leader, and what we understand right now is what they [Israel] have been working on right now are efforts to destroy Hezbollah's infrastructure. This is in line with Israel's right to defend its citizens. I think we are all eager for a ceasefire... so we are definitely going to continue to pursue that from our end."
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video message: "We've degraded Hezbollah's capabilities. We took out thousands of terrorists, including Nasrallah himself and Nasrallah's replacement, and the replacement of the replacement," adding that "Hezbollah is weaker than it has been for many, many years."
  • The comments suggest that Israel is unlikely to agree to a truce in the near term. Israel's military success puts it in a favourable position to further degrade Hezbollah's operation capabilities and achieve its stated objective of returning displaced Israeli citizens to the north of the country.