Israel will soon have to agree to a ceasefire, Iranian general predicts – World

DUBAI, November 2. /TASS/. Israel will have to agree to a ceasefire in Lebanon in the near future because Hezbollah will not allow the Israeli army to achieve its goals, a senior Iranian army officer has said.

“In the coming days, the Zionist regime (Israel – TASS) will have to agree to a ceasefire, since the authorities of this regime know very well that their actions in southern Lebanon will not bring the desired result and that their losses will only increase from now on,” the ISNA agency quotes the words Major General Mohammed Akrminia.

According to the Iranian general, Israel hoped that Hezbollah would fall after the death of a number of its leaders. “But despite heavy pressure and bombing, the Zionist regime failed to occupy a single settlement in southern Lebanon, which demonstrates the success of the Lebanese resistance,” he added.

Israel has been carrying out massive airstrikes against Hezbollah military targets in Lebanon since September 23, when it launched Operation Northern Arrows. Israel’s stated goal is to create a safe environment in the northern regions of the country so that tens of thousands of local residents can return to their homes. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was reportedly killed in an Israeli strike on Beirut on September 27. Early on the morning of October 1, Israel announced the start of a ground operation in the border areas of Lebanon.

On October 29, Hezbollah elected Nasrallah’s deputy Naim Qassem as its new leader, who the next day vowed to “continue the fight against Israel until final victory.” However, he noted that “if the enemy stops fighting, Hezbollah will agree to a truce, but only on its terms.”