Iran and Hezbollah vow to continue “confronting the enemy” after Israel kills Yahya Sinwar

Iran and Hezbollah have announced that they will intensify their attacks against “the enemy,” referring to Israel, over the death of top Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. Both believe that Tel Aviv has turned the figure of Sinwar into a “martyr” and “role model.”

Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations has warned that Sinwar’s death will serve to “strengthen” the Palestinian people’s “spirit of resistance” against Israel. “As long as the occupation and aggression exist, the resistance will continue because the martyr is still alive and a source of inspiration,” Tehran’s diplomatic mission said in a message published on its official X account.

The Iranian mission has emphasized that when Muslims see Sinwar “standing on the battlefield, in combat clothes and in the open, not hidden, facing the enemy.”will become a model for the youth and children who will continue their path towards the liberation of Palestine,” the message emphasizes.

‘High chance’ of a war breaking out between Israel and Iran

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has stated that there is a “strong possibility” of a war breaking out between Israel and Iran.

“We must be prepared for this as a country and as a region. The prolongation of the war is not something we want. We are deeply focused on ending the war in the Middle East, which has been subject to occupation and destruction for years. There should be no war in the last 20 years for the stability and security of the people, but if Iran acts in self-defense, it has its right,” he said.

On the other hand, he referred to the situation in Gaza, where Israeli bombings have killed more than 42,400 people, and regretted that “the international system has become complete blind, silent and deaf“Unfortunately, Gaza is one. cemetery outside where tens of thousands of people are suffering from a genocide,” he said.

Hezbollah announces a “new phase” against Israel

For its part, the Lebanese Shiite militia party Hezbollah has announced a “new phase” in its confrontations with Israel, which will come to light in the coming days, while reporting that it is using precision-guided missiles in its attacks for the first time. against the Israeli army.

Hezbollah has noted that it “continues to face Israeli aggression against Lebanon,” noting that Israel has “suffered heavy losses” in its equipment and among its ranks, both on the front lines and “in its facilities deep” on its territory. to the attack that killed four soldiers at a military base in Binyamina, between Haifa and Tel Aviv.

According to the militia, there have been some this week hand-to-hand “violent confrontations” which left a dozen dead and 150 wounded in the Israeli ranks. They also claim to have destroyed nine Merkava tanks and four military excavators.

Apart from the confrontations on the ground, he has said he is “gradually increasing” attacks day by day. rockets both on the border and in other parts of Israel, especially the military bases “with various missiles, including precision missiles in use for the first time,” and with drones, “in addition to reconnaissance and information gathering missions.”