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Hizbullah's Nasrallah Says He Won't Sacrifice Lebanon for Gaza, Leaving Hamas to Fend for Themselves
(Ha'aretz) Jack Khoury - In a lengthy speech on Friday, Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah indicated that Hizbullah would not lead a front against Israel and that Lebanon would not be destroyed for the sake of Gaza. He praised the Hamas attack on Israel while emphasizing repeatedly that this was an independent decision made by Hamas, unrelated to any other group. Nasrallah clarified that his organization cannot embark on a broad campaign since he was not a full partner to the decision. Nasrallah claimed that Hizbullah was deeply involved in the battle and that, following incidents along the border with Israel, Israel has had to deploy large forces along its northern front instead of focusing on Gaza, and had to evacuate tens of thousands of people from their homes in northern Israel. All the factions in Gaza, including Hamas, realize that Nasrallah's decision was not his alone, but was based on Iran's intervention. Nasrallah first met with several senior Iranian figures, including Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and the commander of the Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force, who came to Beirut.