Following Israel's cyber attacks, Nasrallah's first statement: We have received a significant blow, this attack will not go unanswered.

The Israeli army has been striking Hezbollah targets in Lebanon using unusual methods for the past two days. In the explosions that occurred during cyber attacks on the pagers and walkie-talkies of Hezbollah members, 37 people were killed, and approximately 3,500 were injured.

NASRALLAH SPOKE FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER THE ATTACKS

After the attacks, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah appeared in front of the cameras for the first time. Nasrallah said: "I want to start with the words of Allah; 'if you are wounded, they are also wounded.' These are the decrees of Allah. Allah asks for martyrs from you and does not love the oppressors. Allah says, 'If you are suffering, they are also suffering.' I will talk about the situation we have seen in these two days. What will we do in the face of the events we have experienced? What kind of political stance will we take? First and foremost, there are the families of the martyrs. Whether they are martyrs due to the explosions or those who fell on the southern front. I extend my condolences to them. At the same time, I offer my congratulations.

"THE LARGEST BLOOD DONATION IN LEBANON'S HISTORY WAS MADE"

There were many injured in Lebanon, and the hospitals were not prepared, which caused some delays. But they were not at fault; the number of injured was very high in the hospitals. In these two days, we saw that they paid special attention to the injured and took care of them. I thank those who donated blood. On Tuesday, the largest blood donation in Lebanon's history was made. I thank everyone who transported the injured. As you can see, they used all available means, carrying them on shoulders, in vehicles, and on motorcycles. I also thank those who wanted to donate organs.

"ISRAEL CROSSED RED LINES"

On Tuesday, the enemy Israel targeted thousands of pagers and detonated them simultaneously. The enemy violated all principles in this operation and crossed red lines. They do not care about anything. Neither morally, nor humanely, nor legally. Some of the explosions occurred in hospitals. Some of those carrying pagers were working in hospitals and pharmacies. There were those in the market, in stores, at home, and in their vehicles. On main roads, many civilians, women, and children were also carrying pagers, not just Hezbollah fighters.

They targeted devices used by civilians. Devices used not only by us but by the whole world. Hospitals and commercial firms use them. On Wednesday, they detonated wireless devices and radios in the same way. They blew up ambulances and radios in hospitals. As a result of this hostility, we lost dozens of martyrs. There are women, children, and civilians. Thousands of people were injured.

"THEY WANTED TO KILL 4,000 PEOPLE IN 1 MINUTE"

The real numbers will emerge over time. Many of the injured entered and exited the hospital, perhaps they were not even counted as injured. The real numbers will come out later. What is the enemy doing? We are looking at the enemy's intentions. Let's assume they targeted the pagers. Let's assume there were more than 4,000 devices. They think that 4,000 devices were distributed to the youth, sisters, and brothers of Hezbollah. They wanted to kill 4,000 people in 1 minute. I am not talking about radios on Wednesday; only about pagers. Perhaps these were targeted in hospitals, pharmacies, and markets, 4,000 people. This was the enemy's intention. This shows the level of the crime they committed.

On the second day, they wanted to kill thousands of people, those carrying and using radios. Let's not say thousands; they wanted to kill hundreds of people, injure hundreds. In these two days, in 1 minute, our Israeli enemies wanted to kill at least 5,000 people. No rules were followed. Even if they were injured, they would create anarchy, hospitals would not be able to handle them, and many would die. That was their goal.

"THIS IS A WAR CRIME, A DECLARATION OF WAR"

What shall we call this? What shall we say about this great act of terrorism? Mass genocide. We call it genocide on Tuesday and Wednesday. In this war you are waging against this cancerous tumor called Israel, which has existed since its establishment, Israel, which is pure evil in our region, constantly attacks Lebanon, the people, the resistance, and our sovereignty. This is a war crime, a declaration of war. You can give it any name you want; they deserve it. Almighty Allah, with His great mercy, grace, and bounty, has ensured the salvation of many of our people. He has kept many calamities away from us. Many of these injured were lightly injured, perhaps as many as the number of martyrs.

Many devices were turned off and out of service. Some were far from our friends, some had not been distributed. The enemy's intention was as I said. Almighty Allah, with His mercy, and there is no doubt that we did not have a single injured person left on the ground. All ambulances, the Red Cross, the Crescent, and other health institutions, our people made great efforts. Everyone cooperated. Our army, security forces, and hospitals. They prevented them from reaching this goal.

"THEY DID NOT ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS TO A GREAT EXTENT"

On Tuesday and Wednesday, they wanted to kill 5,000 people. Thanks to Allah's grace and humanitarian efforts. Our people made an effort. They did not achieve their goals to a great extent. What happened, how it happened, let’s take a look. We established many research committees and commissions among us. We are technically examining all scenarios.

We have reached a conclusion, almost certain, but it requires a little more time to finalize the result. What is the result of this incident? Whether it is the company that sold these devices to us, reaching Lebanon and until distribution. From the producer to our hands. We will look at all of them in a short time and get a definitive result. Then it will be clear how this incident occurred.

"WE RECEIVED A MAJOR BLOW"

We are rapidly investigating how this incident was carried out technically, by what means it was carried out.

There is no doubt that we need to see the facts. We have received a major security blow, a humanitarian blow. This was an unprecedented blow in the history of resistance in Lebanon. We have never received such a blow from the enemy in Lebanon. We have not been attacked in this way in our war against our Israeli enemies. Perhaps there has never been such an attack in world history.

"WE KNOW OUR ENEMY'S SUPERIORITY"

Yes, we have received a major blow. But this is the nature of war. These are inherent in the nature of conflict. We know our enemy's technical and technological superiority. It's not just Israel; the US, the West, and NATO are behind them. Those who possess the latest technology and technical power are standing against us. When we enter this conflict, we make sacrifices, and we constantly strive for victory. Those who have been around this war throughout history know that sometimes we win, and sometimes the enemy wins.

"THIS BLOW WILL NOT DESTROY US"

Sometimes we prevail, sometimes they do. Tuesday and Wednesday were bloody and heavy days for us. It was a great test for us. With God's help, we will pass this test successfully as well. Do not let this blow bring you down. No matter how strong it is, this is important. I tell you that by relying on God and in safety, this heavy, great, unique blow will never destroy us or bring us down. I say this from experience. We will learn a lesson from this and become stronger. We will stand more firmly. Our strength will be solid against all possibilities.

"WE OPENED A FRONT THAT PUTS GREAT PRESSURE ON ISRAEL"

Why did the enemy commit this genocide? We need to accurately identify the enemy's target. We should remind ourselves that shortly after the Aksa Flood, which we will soon mark the first anniversary of on September 8. Since October, we have opened a front in Lebanon. We opened a front that puts great pressure on Israel. What the enemy has done is already proof of this. They say that the Lebanon front has no benefit, it was of no use. Let them say whatever they want. How do the current leaders of the enemy, the defense ministers, generals, army commanders, and commanders of military forces interpret the northern front? This is important.

It is not important for us to evaluate the situation based on those who have no data or information. For example, the former Deputy Chief of Staff of Israel says that what is happening on the northern front in Lebanon is Israel's first defeat in history. He says that Hezbollah is achieving strategic victories in northern Lebanon. The enemy admits this. No matter how much they talk about a security belt within Israel, for the first time in 75 years, they are saying that a security belt needs to be established in the north. They admit the losses they have suffered in tourism and agriculture.

Despite being under such pressure in Gaza, they have not moved any soldiers from the north to Gaza. There is indeed a front in the north. Two days ago, a channel in Israeli media said that we are facing the enemy on many fronts, and right now our naval forces and marines need to be deployed. They say that we have lost the north in these 11 months.

Netanyahu and others are openly declaring that they are forced to come and save the northern front. We have put great pressure on the enemy from the north through Lebanon. Tremendous work is being done on the Yemen front. In the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. The immense pressure from the Iraq and Lebanon fronts is undeniable. We are providing all kinds of support to achieve our goals in the Palestinian resistance. But the conflicts are still ongoing between us and the Zionist enemy. In previous years, if 1% of these operations had been carried out, they would have declared war on us. Right now, there are very serious conflicts, and they could not declare war. Let's look at the cooperation on the Lebanon and Gaza fronts now.

"THEY CARRIED OUT THE MOST TERRIFYING ATTACK ON US"

We have been living in the same atmosphere for 11 months. All of this was to put pressure on the Lebanese state and people, to put pressure on the resistance. Especially to psychologically stop this front. They carried out assassinations, and some of our commanders were killed. They destroyed thousands of homes, they broke the sound barrier. This blow also came in this way. This resistance stance in Lebanon never falters, and right now they have carried out the most terrifying attack on us. But they killed civilians. They targeted civilian institutions.

"ISRAEL'S TARGET WAS TO STOP THE RESISTANCE"

This is a major crime they have committed. A few hours after the operation on Tuesday, some official and private channels, and let me say it openly; they said that our target is to stop support to Gaza and the Lebanon front. On Wednesday, they did even more. The target is clear and evident. Their goal was that Lebanon should not support Gaza. Perhaps it was a preliminary preparation, or perhaps they wanted to carry out a major operation. We know very well that the messages we received were as follows; they said to stop the resistance. This was Israel's target. The resistance should stop.

Westerners immediately said let’s convene the Security Council. Forget about the resistance in Gaza; they tried to persuade us about this. How many sacrifices we made, how many martyrs we lost. There were very bloody clashes in this year. We cannot do such a thing; it would all have been in vain. The blows we received on Tuesday and Wednesday were to separate the two fronts. To separate the Palestinian and Lebanese fronts.

"WE WILL NOT STOP UNTIL THE ATTACKS ON GAZA STOP"

What is our response? On behalf of the families of martyrs, the wounded. On behalf of those who have lost their eyes, their hands. On behalf of everyone who has been patient and has shown steadfastness. On behalf of everyone who has fulfilled their duties: On behalf of everyone who supports Gaza. On behalf of everyone who stands against this ruthless embargo. I say to Netanyahu and Gallant, to the enemy society; we will not stop until your attacks on Gaza stop. We have been saying the same thing for 11 months.

We have lost martyrs and wounded.

I'm stating clearly; no matter what happens, the resistance in Lebanon will never stop. We will never abandon our brothers in Gaza and Palestine, nor will we abandon our brothers in the West Bank. This is our first response. We have wounded, and even if your barbarities do not cease, we will not give up on our goal. We will stand against what they have been trying to do for 11 months.

"THEY WANT US TO SUBMIT TO ISRAEL"

They had other targets as well. They struck the environment. They wanted to hit the infrastructure. Where did the explosions occur? They occurred in the south and in the Bekaa Valley. They happened in areas where Hezbollah and its youth are present. After these large explosions, they want to exhaust this region; they want us to submit to Israel. They expect the leadership of the resistance to say 'enough is enough' now. They want us to say we have fulfilled our duty, and now we should stop. What they did on Tuesday and Wednesday made this impossible. You all saw the high morale. Our wounded are very patient; they want to return to the front and to war.

Everyone wants to continue this important mission. I also say to the enemy; let the families of the martyrs and the families of the wounded hear this. Those wounded want to return to the front. They are determined. We truly bow to their patience and faith. You saw the funerals of the martyrs both yesterday and the day before. The funerals of the martyrs in all our cities were attended by large crowds. Many slogans were chanted. As Lebanon, everyone stood by us. In the face of this massacre and genocide, our people in Lebanon supported each other more, and our unity increased. They wanted to strike at the foundation of the resistance. They wanted to paralyze us by attacking devices and radios, yes.

"OUR INFRASTRUCTURE HAS NEVER BEEN BROKEN"

In any case, they wanted to kill more leaders than they could. They wanted to disrupt the order of the resistance, to create anarchy and chaos among Hezbollah's ranks. This did not happen. We did not allow chaos for even a moment. Our order has never been broken. From the very first moment, we were in control of the situation, and those on the front prepared all their weapons to be ready. In any case, there was every possibility; there was a possibility of Israel launching a full-scale war. We activated our weapons. Our order and infrastructure have never been broken.

"OUR PREPARATION IS AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL"

Thanks to the blood of the martyrs and all the leaders and commanders, know that Hezbollah's preparation, power, and strength since 1982 have never been shaken more than this. It was a very serious blow, and our friends outside were very worried. Know that our infrastructure is very solid; we are strong. Our preparation is at a very high level. Let the enemy know that they can never harm our infrastructure, our strength, our faith, and our leadership. In fact, our strength is increasing, our stance is solidifying; let them know this for sure.

They wanted to separate Gaza from Lebanon, and they could never do it. They could never break our infrastructure. Some say, 'Okay, there is technology, but the Israelis have shown how foolish they are with what they have done. The great contribution to our resistance must be recognized. In recent weeks, discussions about the north have increased. Conversations regarding the Lebanese front have increased. Israel says, let's move our forces to the north, and so on. Some are talking about the war expanding militarily. It is said that a large-scale war could be opened. The coming days will show whether these words are true. When they talk about the northern front, they have a target. We say, let’s surprise them by blocking their access to their targets. This is the meaning of resistance; this is our history.

What did the enemy government declare? Netanyahu and Gallant said, 'the people in the north should return safely.' They had three targets; now they have a fourth target, which is for those in northern Israel to return. They want this.

"NETANYAHU, I CHALLENGE YOU"

So, I say to you, Netanyahu? Were you able to achieve this target? I challenge your government and your army. I challenge your challenge. I say to Netanyahu and Gallant, to the enemy army, that you will never be able to bring your people in the north back. You will never occupy the north again. I challenge you; go ahead.

There is only one way; since last October, I have been saying for nearly a year, there is only one way; that is, as long as you do not stop your attacks on Gaza, there will be no return to the north. There is no other way. Even if you open a comprehensive war, your citizens in the north will never be able to return there again. We will further displace those who are even further north, we will push them away even more. We have been doing this for 11 months. Your citizens no longer live in the north of the homeland you occupy. I must say this clearly; the fool and idiot who is the commander of this northern region says, 'we want a security zone within Lebanese territory.' I wish they would come to Lebanon; we want this.

"IF THEY COME TO US, OUR TARGETS WILL BE CLOSE"

Because we have built very solid bunkers at the border; even tanks cannot advance. For 11 months, we have made very good transfers and movements. They need to make a lot of effort day and night. If we enter their lands, we will move away from our targets; if they come to us, our targets will be close. It would be a historic opportunity for them to enter Lebanon; we want this. Of course, it will have great effects. He thinks that when he creates a security zone, the citizens will return.

They did the same thing in 1978. From 1982 to 2000, they had created a wide security zone. There is a wrong comparison here. In 1978 and 1982, after our Hezbollah was established, all resistance groups, Hezbollah, Amal, and our national resistance fronts, the Islamic front, the Islamic front, the Sunni fronts, we Lebanese managed to bring the war out from within Lebanon. We did not carry out operations in Palestine; we did it within Lebanon.

"WE WILL RESPOND WITH GREAT FORCE"

My last word is this; we faced a great attack. It was an unprecedented event, and we will take revenge. We will take revenge from where they did not expect.

This is a new war. It has hidden faces. We will now fight in a different style. We do not disclose the time or place. You will hear news in this region that you have not heard before. How great will it be? We reserve this right. We will discuss this even in a very narrow space among ourselves. Lastly, I again ask for mercy from the Almighty God. May He elevate the ranks and positions of our martyrs. I wish patience to the families of the martyrs. May God grant them patience. For their sacrifices, may God give them great rewards and grant quick healing to the wounded.