Hassan Nasmillah Will Deliver Speech Today: IDF Says Israel Will Respond To Hezbollah With Action, Not Words

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

JAKARTA - Israel will respond to Hezbollah militants with action, not just words along with increased escalation on the border of the two countries, Israeli spokesman Defense Forces (IDF) said, while the leader of the militant group will deliver a speech on the crisis in Gaza today.

Rear Admiral Daniel Jobhi's response comes as the Israeli military has been fighting each other with Hezbollah militants over the past few weeks.

The Israeli military said on Thursday it attacked several targets of Hezbollah in Lebanon in response to the launch of the country to Israel, according to CNN November 3.

Hezbollah himself said it had carried out 19 simultaneous attacks on Israeli army positions on Thursday using missiles, artillery, and other weapons, coinciding with what it called attacks using two exploding drones.

As a formidable military force backed by Iran, Hezbollah has fought Israeli forces along the border, with 50 of its fighters killed in the deadliest escalation since they fought Israel in 2006.

Today, Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah is expected to deliver his first public speech.

Asked about the potential for escalation in connection with Nasrallah's speech, calmi emphasized that Israel would respond with action and stated that they were very ready.

It is not clear what will be conveyed by Nasrallah today. However, White House spokesman John Kirby yesterday gave a clear warning, although he did not mention who he meant.

"Our message to him or to anyone who thinks of expanding and increasing and deepening this conflict: You shouldn't do it," Kirby said.

Although Nasrallah has not appeared in public since October 7, other Hezbollah officials have indicated the group's combat readiness.

When asked on October 22 why Nasrallah had not spoken, Hezbollah politician Hassan Fadlallah said the group's leader was following the situation in Gaza "time after time and hours" and overseeing fighting in Lebanon. Not speaking in public was "part of his struggle management," he said.

It is known that devastating threats have prevented Israel and Hezbollah from carrying out wars on the Lebanese-Israeli border since 2006. Meanwhile, Syria has become an arena for their conflict.

Sources familiar with Hezbollah's thoughts said the group's attacks had so far been carried out to avoid major escalation while keeping Israeli forces busy on the border.