Nasrallah Make Sure Hezbollah Responds To The Assassination Of Fuad Shukr By Israel Whatever The Consequences

The leader of Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah. (Wikimedia Commons/Khademei.ir)

Hassan Nasrallah confirmed Israel would respond to the assassination of its senior commander Fuad Shukr in an attack in Beirut, Lebanon, last week, whatever the consequences, saying its group would act alone or with regional allies.

Stressing Hezbollah would wait for the right moment to respond, but not hinting at the shape or time, Nasrallah said all international efforts to persuade Hezbollah not to retaliate were in vain.

"Whatever the consequences, the resistance will not let this Israeli attack pass," he said in a televised address to mark the week-long killing of Shukr.

"Our response, God willing, will be strong, effective, and impactful," he said in a speech greeted with cheers from members and supporters of Hezbollah gathered to watch on the southern suburbs of Beirut.

It is known that fears of tensions in the Middle East turned into a massive war following Hezbollah's oath to avenge Shukr's murder, as well as Iran's anger over the murder of the Head of the Political Bureau of Hamas Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week.

Iran blames Israel, while Israel has not confirmed or denied involvement.

Calling the twin killings a clear "Israeli achievement", Nasrallah said it should not be considered a sign of a wave turning against Iran's Resistance Axis.

"Just ignore it," he said.

He said Hezbollah had tried to prevent fighting with Israel spreading outside border areas throughout Lebanon, where summer parties continued and tourists were still arriving in large numbers until last week.

However, "Israel is the party who chooses this escalation with Lebanon," said Nasrallah.

"No one in Lebanon or abroad can ask us to deal with the aggression that occurred last Tuesday as normal aggression in the context of fighting that has lasted for 10 months," he said.

The attack that killed Shukr on July 30 was the second time Israel had attacked the southern suburbs during hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel that occurred simultaneously with the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.

He said the response to the killing of important figures Hezbollah and Hamas would be more assertive. However, delaying it is part of a strategy to put psychological pressure on Israel.

"Iran will retaliate and Hezbollah will retaliate, while the enemy waits. Making the enemy wait is part of the punishment," he said.