The Deputy Secretary General, Sehikh Naim Qassem said Operation al-Aqsa Flood marked the beginning of change in West Asia region hailing the retaliatory operation by Hamas resistance movement on its first anniversary.

He made the remarks on Tuesday noon as he delivered a televised speech broadcast live from Beirut on the occasion of the first anniversary of the large-scale and multi-pronged operation.
 
“Operation al-Aqsa Flood is an exceptional event, and marks the beginning of change in the West Asia region with the participation of resistance forces. This great confrontation is blessed, and paves the right path for change. The occupying Israeli regime’s goal is to completely end the Axis of Resistance and exterminate Palestinian people, making them unable to put up resistance and press for their legitimate rights,” Sheikh Qassem noted.
 
He went on to say that Israel, the United States and Western states are piling up pressure on Lebanon to intimidate it.
 
“However, we are the sons of the Greatest Martyr in the Axis of Resistance, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. We will not surrender by any means. I cannot even describe our situation without our late secretary-general; but we are drawing inspiration from his robustness,” the Hezbollah deputy chief commented.
 
 
He stated that the United States and certain European governments are complicit in all the crimes taking place in Gaza.
 
If it were not for American support, “the Israeli aggression would have stopped within a month,” Sheikh Qassem said.
 
The high-ranking Hezbollah official hailed resistance fighters in Gaza, saying they are “legendary and capable of withstanding more and more. Palestinian people cannot be defeated and are worthy of liberation.”
“History has proven that the Zionist entity is a threat to the region and the world,” Sheikh Qassem said.
In his remarks, the Hezbollah deputy secretary general also underlined that the Islamic Republic of Iran is determined to be on the side of the Axis of Resistance, and is supporting it.