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Israel fell short of occupying ‘a single Lebanese village’: Hezbollah
“After 45 days of bloody fighting, the enemy is still unable to occupy a single Lebanese village,” Hezbollah spokesman Mohammad Afif said in a press briefing in the southern suburbs of the capital Beirut.
“We tell the enemies that you will not win your war with air strikes.”
Afif added that Israel’s claims about a significant decline in Hezbollah’s missile stockpile are “just lies.”
“Hezbollah continues to increase its missile stockpiles, both in quantity and quality,” he said, and affirmed that the movement’s fighters on the frontlines “have enough weapons and supplies for a prolonged war on all fronts.”
Elsewhere in his remarks, the official insisted that the resistance group “does not accept defeat.”
“Our concept of victory comprises prevention of realization of the enemy’s political and military goals,” he said, adding that it was rather refusal to resist that would translate into defeat for the group.
He also said the group’s relationship with the Lebanese Army “will remain strong,” and that demonstrations against Israel around the world indicate that the regime is “isolated.”
He also said Hezbollah has not received any proposals on a truce for Lebanon as Israel’s foreign minister said diplomatic efforts had made “progress” amid Israeli media reports that the cabinet had approved a ceasefire proposal.