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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Zoran Kusovac

Analysis: How long will Hezbollah’s Nasrallah hold back against Israel?

Supporters of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group raise their fists in salute as they listen to a speech by Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah via video link in the southern Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh, Lebanon, Saturday, November 11, 2023 [Hassan Ammar/AP Photo]

For the first four weeks of Israeli assault on Gaza, Syed Hassan Nasrallah was conspicuously silent. When he finally spoke, a week ago, the world listened anxiously: Would the leader of the Lebanese Hezbollah, the strongest militia in the region, declare a full-scale war on Israel?

It was much ado about nothing. In his well-known fiery style, Nasrallah reiterated Hezbollah’s views on regional issues and warned Israel.

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