Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah: Enemy crossed all red lines; bombings declaration of war

Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah says Israel crossed all redlines in its explosions in booby-trapped radios and pagers in Lebanon. 

“The enemy has crossed all red lines and all laws in this attack. This is a massive terrorist attack, genocide, a massacre,” Nasrallah said in a televised address on Thursday.

“The Tuesday and Wednesday massacres are a war crime, a declaration of war…you can call it anything,” he added.

Israel’s willful intent, he said, was to kill 4,000 Lebanese people within minutes but many of the pagers were out of service, turned off or stored away.

“When the enemy planned out this attack, they assumed there were at least 4,000 pagers spread out across all of Lebanon. This means that the enemy had the intention of murdering 4,000 people in a single minute.

“The same was repeated on the second day with the aim being to kill thousands of people carrying radio devices,” Nasrallah said.

“Some of the attacks took place in hospitals, pharmacies, marketplaces, commercial shops and even residential homes, private vehicles and public roads where thousands of civilians, including women and children, are present,” he added.

Nasrallah said an extensive investigative committee had been formed to study all scenarios, possibilities, and theories, and have reached an almost-definitive conclusion.

“I can tell you with utmost certainty that this attack did not break us and will not break us. On the contrary, it will only increase our resolve and determination to continue on in this battle.

“Why did the enemy do this? When the blessed Al-Aqsa Flood began, the Southern Lebanese support front was opened. This front has inflicted huge losses upon the enemy since October 8, as they have repeatedly admitted themselves,” he said.

Nasrallah thanked doctors, officials and everyone who helped in the treatment of victims of the attacks, including the people who donated blood.

“One of the silver linings of the crisis of the past few days is the solidarity and unity experienced across the country,” he said.