Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah: We targeted the strategic center of the Zionist regime near Tel Aviv.
According to al-Mayadeen, Seyed Hassan Nasrallah, Secretary General of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, gave a speech to explain the details of the first phase of the response to the assassination of the martyred commander “Fawad Shekar” by the Zionist regime in the southern suburbs of Beirut.
Gratitude to the government and people of Iraq for holding the Arbaeen ceremony
At the beginning of his speech, Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah said: I thank the government of Iraq and the generous people of this country for the security and well-being they provide for the millions of Arbaeen pilgrims of Imam Hussein (AS) and their limitless hospitality. I also send my greetings to the heroic and brave fighters and Mujahideen of the resistance, who have their roots in the solid land like mountains, and to the heroic fighters of the resistance in Gaza, Iraq, and Yemen.
We call today’s operation against the Zionist enemy “Operation Arbaeen”.
He continued: We call the large-scale operation of Hezbollah that was carried out against the Zionist enemy today, “Operation Arbaeen” and we emphasize that the party that has brought the situation in Lebanon and the region to this level of tension is the enemy of Israel.
It was decided to carry out Hizbollah’s operation alone due to reasons and wisdom that will become clear over time
The Secretary General of Hezbollah clarified: The rush to respond at the height of Israel and America’s warning could have meant failure. One of the reasons for the delay in the response was the need for time and deliberation as to whether the response would be through the axis of resistance or stand-alone. We waited for the opportunity to negotiate a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip because our goal on this front and all sacrifices is to stop the war in Gaza. It was decided, for reasons and wisdom that will become clear over time, to carry out our operations individually, and each side in the axis will decide when and how to respond.
He noted: We have set guidelines and limits for the response, including not targeting “civilians”. We decided that the target was military and related to the assassination of Fouad Shekar. We also decided that the target should be deep inside the Zionist regime and close to Tel Aviv. Based on this, we targeted the “Gillot” base, which is the main base attached to the “Aman” military intelligence division and its “8200” unit.
The “Gilelot” base of the Zionist regime, which was targeted, is 1500 meters away from “Tel Aviv”.
Nasrallah continued: “Gilelot” base, which was targeted, is 110 kilometers from the Lebanese border and only 1500 meters from Tel Aviv. Hezbollah decided to target bases and barracks in the occupied Galilee and Golan with Katyusha missiles, the number of which reached 300. The primary goal of firing “Katyusha” missiles was to engage the “Iron Dome” system and prepare the ground for a drone attack on a strategic target.
Before the operation, no Hezbollah launch pad was hit by the enemy
Referring to the details of the Arbaeen operation, the Secretary General of Hezbollah added: The time of the operation was set at 5:15 am today. In today’s operation, for the first time, we launched a drone from the Bekaa region in eastern Lebanon. We emphasize that no Hezbollah launch pad was hit by the enemy before the operation. The hangar of Hezbollah drones was not damaged either before or after the operation. All the drones launched from the Bekaa Valley safely crossed the border of Lebanon and occupied Palestine towards the specified targets.
The narrative of the Zionist regime about today’s operation is a complete lie
He announced: The specific military target that was targeted in the Arbaeen operation is the military intelligence base “Aman” and “Unit 8200” in “Gilot” near Tel Aviv. Our data indicates that many drones have achieved these two goals, but the enemy, as usual, hides the facts. Israel’s narrative about what happened this morning on the border between Lebanon and occupied Palestine is full of lies, which shows the weakness of this regime. The claim of the occupying regime about the resistance’s decision to target civilians and the neutralization of this effort by the occupying regime is a pure lie.
We were supposed to launch 300 missiles, but we launched 340 missiles
Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah emphasized that what was planned happened and our achievement was even more than expected. We were supposed to launch 300 missiles, but we launched 340. We did not intend to use strategic missiles at this time, but we may use them shortly. None of the strategic missiles that the enemy is talking about have been damaged. What was bombed this morning were the valleys that were evacuated or there were no strategic missiles in them. The claim of the occupying army, promoted by Netanyahu, about the destruction of thousands of rockets and rocket launchers of Hezbollah, is a complete lie.
None of the missile launch platforms were hit before the operation
Nasrallah continued: None of the platforms that were involved in launching missiles were hit before the operation and only two platforms were hit after the operation. The enemy did not have any information about the time of the Arbaeen operation, and his attacks, which were carried out an hour before the work, were the result of the Mujahideen’s natural movement. None of the enemy attacks targeted the operation area. What happened today was an aggression, not a preventive measure, and if we assume so, it did not affect today’s operation. These are the enemy’s false storytellers and intelligence failures for it. Our operation was completed according to plan and with all details.