More from the Other Front
“Nasrallah’s death in an Israeli airstrike is justice for his many victims, including thousands of Americans, Israelis and Lebanese,” — US President Joe Biden.
Well, Israel has decapitated Hezbollah. They have announced a new leader. As one of my friends on Twitter pointed out, the new leader was not high enough to get either a pager or a radio. But be as it may be, via an Arab channel, this is a statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry. Oh, and adding this photo of a Russian officer. They are not even trying to hide it. Those are some quickly sown on Hezbollah patches.
In a statement, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said it “strongly condemns another political assassination committed by Israel. This military action is fraught with even greater dramatic consequences for Lebanon and the entire Middle East.”
The Ministry added, “The Israeli side could not have been unaware of this danger, but took such a step, the murder of Lebanese citizens, which will almost inevitably provoke a new outbreak of violence,” affirming that “Israel” “bears full responsibility for the subsequent escalation.”
The Russian Foreign Ministry also urged the Israeli occupation to immediately cease its aggression, adding that this step would create the conditions for the crisis resolution.
Moreover, the Ministry declared that the…