Nasrallah: Israel's disappearance an established fact

Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said Friday that Israel's disappearance was an established fact and that "the murder of (Hezbollah commander) Imad Mugniyah is a preliminary step Israel is planning for Lebanon and the region."

The Hezbollah leader promised the Zionist regime that the next war against Lebanon would be something never seen.

According to Nasrallah, who spoke in a televised speech broadcast to thousands of supporters at a Beirut mosque, Israel's defeat in the Second Lebanon War has marked the beginning of its decline.

"In Israel there is a unanimous agreement that it lost the war. Recalling the words of (Israel's first Prime Minister David) Ben-Gurion, that if Israel loses one war it will approach its end, one can understand that this is the situation."

 He added that Zionist regime's plan to target Hezbollah commanders would not weaken the movement. 

"Now the Israelis are threatening us with war. They threatened before Imad Mugniyah's murder and after it. His murder is an unprecedented move. They are speaking about a strategy of beheading among the resistance leaders.

"They believe that they are several leaders, headed by the hajj Imad, who were Hezbollah's main source of strength in the war and that they have to behead these people in order to cause Hezbollah to lose its standing power," he said.

 Nasrallah's speech was broadcast at the Sayyed al-Shohada mosque in the Lebanese capital's Dahiya quarter, during an event in memory of three of the Hezbollah's former leaders: Secretary-General Abbas Mousawi, senior commander Imad Mugniyah, and senior official Ragheb Hareb who was martyred in 1988.

"The hajj Imad Mugniyah was martyred in the framework of an open war and in an unprecedented step through which Israel is preparing for a new war. I don’t wish to scare anyone. They are the ones making decisions on war and peace," he said.

Nasrallah clarified that in case of another war, Zionist regime would be defeated once again by Hezbollah fighters.

"If a new war breaks out, they know their air force won't be enough to win the war. They have done all they can and have failed. We are ready for a conflict, are ready to defend and are ready to create a new victory, God willing, with all the faith and all the pride. No one can defend himself against our missiles.
"As for the ground offensive they are planning, I can say that your brothers (Hezbollah fighters), these heroes, will fight the Zionists' army if it even thinks about invading Lebanon in any way and any place. I swear that your army and tanks will be defeated by Imad Mugniyah's men," he said.