Chief of the Lebanese Hezbollah organization, Sayed Hassan Nasrallah gave a speech on Saturday celebrating the anniversary of the end of the 2006 Second Lebanon War with Israel. Speaking from his bunker in Lebanon, his speech was broadcasted on giant screens in the town of Bint J’beil, which is located only a few hundred yards away from the border with Israel, a town where fierce fighting took place between the IDF and the Iranian-proxy during the 2006 war. Nasrallah said that the Israelis have adopted a new doctrine of war which isn’t based on a quick victory – meaning that they know that they are unable to achieve a quick victory, and that the Israeli home front will be hit during any round of fighting.” The Hezbollah leader also said that as a result of the war in 2006, “the Israeli military establishment has been undermined, and there is a lack of trust between the different ranks – something which continues to this day.” Nasrallah stressed that “after the (Second Lebanon War), the question was raised as to whether or not Israel will continue to exist.” Claiming that “both Israel’s enemies and even Israel’s ‘friends’ aren’t sure of the answer to the question of Israel’s existence.” The Hezbollah leader went on to claim that the quiet on the border isn’t due to agreements between Israel and the UN or the Lebanese government, but because Israel is deterred by Hezbollah. Israeli officials refused to respond to the speech.
