Bethlehem – Ma’an – Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah called followers to "strengthen the role of resistance in Lebanon and Palestine, to face Israel after the failure of all efforts to achieve peace," in an hour long speech broadcast by Al-Manar TV from Lebanon on Wednesday.

Typically verbose and rhetorical, Nasrallah praised nations like Turkey and Vuenezuela for their support, highlighting the non-religious nature of Hizbullah's conflict with Israel. "We are with any state like the Sunni Turkey if they support Palestine and Lebanon and we are with Venezuela the communist if they support Palestine and Lebanon,” he said.

Nasrallah also typically postured against Israel, threatening the country with reports of a weapon that can "reach to the heart of Haifa and more than that." The threat followed a declaration that, "If Israel tries to attack Lebanon again, we will oppose them and all of our nation will be troops protecting their lands.”