Trump Wins, US Pessimistic Hezbollah Can Persuade Israel To Stop Attacks On Lebanon

The Impact of the Israeli attack on Beirut Lebanon/DAR UNICEF/Dar al Mussawir/Ramzi Haidar

JAKARTA - Hezbollah welcomes any attempt to stop the war in Lebanon but does not depend on its hopes for a ceasefire in the United States (US) government.

"There may be changes to the ruling party, but when it comes to Israel, their policies are more or less the same," said MP Hezbollah Ibrahim al-Moussawi when asked about Donald Trump's victory in the election.

"We want to see the action, we want to see the decision taken," he said.

Iran-backed Israel and Hezbollah have been fighting each other for more than a year, along with the Gaza war, but fighting has escalated since late September, with Israeli forces intensifying bombings in southern and eastern Lebanon and carrying out ground attacks on border villages.

Israel says it is targeting Hezbollah's military infrastructure and assets while avoiding civilians.

Hezbollah and Lebanon officials pointed to the increasing death toll, more than 3,000 people killed, and widespread destruction in the country as evidence that Israel is targeting citizens.

US diplomatic efforts to stop fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, which included a 60-day ceasefire proposal, stalled last week ahead of a US election on Tuesday in which former President Donald Trump reclaimed the White House.

Moussawi acknowledged the large number of casualties in Israeli attacks that destroyed thousands of buildings, mostly in southern and eastern Lebanon dominated by Shia Muslims and the southern suburbs of Beirut.

"Our hearts are broken, we have lost a very valuable life. The feeling that (Israel) cannot be punished or tried internationally is the result of US support that makes them immune to accountability," he said.

America is a full partner in what happened as they can exert influence to stop this devastation," he continued.