The leader of the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, met this Wednesday with two leaders of the Islamist movement Hamas and Islamic Jihad, in a meeting in which they agreed maintain “coordination” among all.
“It was decided to continue the coordination and monitoring of the daily evolution of events on a permanent basis,” Hezbollah explained in a statement, after concluding the meeting of its leader with the secretary general of Islamic Jihad, Ziad Nakhala, and the senior leader of Hamas Saleh. Al-Arouri.
According to the note, during the meeting, the three also discussed “What should the parties of the resistance axis do? in this delicate phase to achieve a true victory of the resistance in Gaza and Palestine, as well as stop treacherous and brutal aggression against the oppressed people.”
Among the topics discussed were also international positions, the latest events in the Gaza war and the cross attacks that Hezbollah maintains against Israel from southern Lebanon.
Since October 8, the Lebanese Shiite group and the Jewish State have been involved in a intense crossfire across the border between both countries, where actions claimed by Palestinian factions present in Lebanese territory also took place.
These included rocket launches and infiltration attempts by the armed wings of Islamic Jihad and Hamas, which presumably acted with the approval of Hezbollah, which controls the southern strip of Lebanon bordering Israel.
The escalation in the border areas has raised Fears that Lebanon will become a second front in War between Israel and Hamas. in the Gaza Strip, while the Lebanese Government maintains national and international contacts to try to contain the situation.
Source: TSF
