The video argues that despite Israeli and US efforts to cripple Hezbollah through targeted assassinations, the use of exploding pagers, and stoking civil war, the group has successfully "resurrected" by shifting to a decentralized guerrilla structure and maintaining significant military capabilities.
0:10I want to talk about, you know, if maybe I want to talk about, you know, if maybe the you would quibble on the word the the you would quibble on the word the resurrection of Hezbollah because you resurrection of Hezbollah because you had the pagers. These were these had the pagers. These were these exploding pagers that Israel uh used to exploding pagers that Israel uh used to maim maim hundreds of Hezbollah. not necessarily hundreds of Hezbollah. not necessarily fighters, you know, they might be fighters, you know, they might be accountants, they might be um but I accountants, they might be um but I
0:31think Israel kind of wrote has been think Israel kind of wrote has been perhaps the United States wrote Hezbala perhaps the United States wrote Hezbala off after that. Explain that incident off after that. Explain that incident and how Balah proved and how Balah proved so so uh resourceful and effective in uh resourceful and effective in countering this latest invasion by countering this latest invasion by Israel.
0:51Israel.
0:51Well, the first thing that we need to Well, the first thing that we need to point out is that uh according to point out is that uh according to international law and the laws of war, international law and the laws of war, uh the booby trapping of civilian uh the booby trapping of civilian objects is a war crime. And uh so we objects is a war crime. And uh so we know the Zionists uh are very proud of know the Zionists uh are very proud of their war crimes and uh they considered their war crimes and uh they considered this a huge win uh you know booby this a huge win uh you know booby trapping these pagers and uh
1:19trapping these pagers and uh intercepting the production uh lines of intercepting the production uh lines of the companies that were selling these the companies that were selling these pagers. Having said that uh as you pagers. Having said that uh as you pointed out also hundreds of pointed out also hundreds of non-combatants were injured or killed in non-combatants were injured or killed in those uh attacks. Uh the pagers are used those uh attacks. Uh the pagers are used heavily of course within the medical heavily of course within the medical field. uh you know uh doctors and nurses field. uh you know uh doctors and nurses
1:42use pagers uh to uh receive their calls use pagers uh to uh receive their calls in the environments with no cell phones in the environments with no cell phones allowed allowed and uh you know although uh it is a big and uh you know although uh it is a big loss and a lot of suffering uh happened loss and a lot of suffering uh happened uh children that were around these uh children that were around these fasures or or what have you were also fasures or or what have you were also injured or killed. We saw videos injured or killed. We saw videos currently throughout this war uh currently throughout this war uh
2:08released by Hezbollah of uh wounded men released by Hezbollah of uh wounded men that survived the Pasure attacks that survived the Pasure attacks uh and that were actually on the front uh and that were actually on the front lines firing missiles, firing drones.
2:23lines firing missiles, firing drones.
2:23And this shows you how much pride there And this shows you how much pride there is and how much uh conviction the is and how much uh conviction the Lebanese people and Hezbollah members Lebanese people and Hezbollah members have.
2:33have.
2:33Now we look at the decapitation attack Now we look at the decapitation attack that happened against the leadership of that happened against the leadership of Hezbollah. Uh Hezbollah. Uh >> this is just this is the assassination >> this is just this is the assassination of the head of Hezbollah Nallah.
2:46of the head of Hezbollah Nallah.
2:46>> Yes. And much of their commanders >> Yes. And much of their commanders >> and much of their command structure, >> and much of their command structure, right?
2:51right?
2:51>> Yes. In in 2024.
2:54>> Yes. In in 2024.
2:54And we can uh think of two things. One And we can uh think of two things. One is that is that Hezbollah during its engagement in Syria Hezbollah during its engagement in Syria trying to stop the Wahhabi death squad trying to stop the Wahhabi death squad hordes that were thrown by the CIA and hordes that were thrown by the CIA and them and Mossad on Syria. Uh in that them and Mossad on Syria. Uh in that battle, it had to restructure itself and battle, it had to restructure itself and it became a semi military with tanks and it became a semi military with tanks and APCs. It also meant that in that 15-year
3:23APCs. It also meant that in that 15-year war that uh every other intelligence war that uh every other intelligence agency in the world was able to uh draw agency in the world was able to uh draw up a chain of command for Hezbollah in up a chain of command for Hezbollah in those battlefield, the names of the those battlefield, the names of the commanders uh their faces and what have commanders uh their faces and what have you. So, by the end of that 15-year war you. So, by the end of that 15-year war in Syria, uh those intelligence forces in Syria, uh those intelligence forces that uh are allied with the Mossad and
3:45that uh are allied with the Mossad and the Zionist uh knew practically the the Zionist uh knew practically the military structures of Hezbollah. And military structures of Hezbollah. And that is how the Israelis were able to that is how the Israelis were able to assassinate assassinate uh the leadership of Hezbollah in 2024.
4:00uh the leadership of Hezbollah in 2024.
4:00Now once that happened uh Hezbollah had Now once that happened uh Hezbollah had to switch back to being a guerilla uh to switch back to being a guerilla uh organization. Uh therefore the organization. Uh therefore the structures had to be shifted back from a structures had to be shifted back from a semi military format to cell formations.
4:17semi military format to cell formations.
4:17uh with um leaders that are unknown uh with um leaders that are unknown with uh you know three member cells and with uh you know three member cells and with a a a a kind of a non-hiral with a a a a kind of a non-hiral uh dispersed commands everywhere and uh uh dispersed commands everywhere and uh in fact during the 15 months of the in fact during the 15 months of the ceasefire we saw a continuation of the ceasefire we saw a continuation of the Israelis assassinating known Hezbollah Israelis assassinating known Hezbollah commanders and those commanders were out commanders and those commanders were out
4:42on the streets in their cars normally on the streets in their cars normally and so forth and this It is only because and so forth and this It is only because had literally uh you know retired them, had literally uh you know retired them, right? Anyone that had any public face right? Anyone that had any public face uh that was discovered during the uh war uh that was discovered during the uh war on inside Syria had to be uh retired and on inside Syria had to be uh retired and uh new structures and new leaders had to uh new structures and new leaders had to be put in. And this is what drove the be put in. And this is what drove the
5:09Zionist crazy right now. And it also Zionist crazy right now. And it also allowed Hezbollah to play this uh allowed Hezbollah to play this uh ambiguity ambiguity uh very well uh and hide its uh very well uh and hide its capabilities.
5:22capabilities.
5:22Uh so what the Zionists and the United Uh so what the Zionists and the United States behind them thought that they States behind them thought that they have destroyed the structures of have destroyed the structures of Hezbollah and that they have somehow Hezbollah and that they have somehow destroyed all its military capabilities.
5:34destroyed all its military capabilities.
5:34And lo and behold, uh, Hezbollah, uh, And lo and behold, uh, Hezbollah, uh, actually surprised them, uh, and actually surprised them, uh, and surprised even the Lebanese people with surprised even the Lebanese people with the huge amount of ammunitions that it the huge amount of ammunitions that it still had and the, uh, very very well still had and the, uh, very very well organized defense uh, lines and defense organized defense uh, lines and defense structures uh, that uh, it uh, um, you structures uh, that uh, it uh, um, you know, played out here during this war.
5:58know, played out here during this war.
5:58Let's talk about this Israeli policy of Let's talk about this Israeli policy of fermenting civil war that has just uh fermenting civil war that has just uh been a constant was I was actually in been a constant was I was actually in southern Lebanon with Lahad who was and southern Lebanon with Lahad who was and you we can explain who he was an Israeli you we can explain who he was an Israeli proxy. Um, and when we when they talk proxy. Um, and when we when they talk about negotiations, the iron demand that about negotiations, the iron demand that Israel has is that Hezbollah be Israel has is that Hezbollah be
6:20disarmed, knowing that that would disarmed, knowing that that would provoke what they want, which is an provoke what they want, which is an armed conflict. And and let let's also armed conflict. And and let let's also characterize the Lebanese military characterize the Lebanese military because it's very weak.
6:33because it's very weak.
6:33>> Yeah. Well, look, the Zionist >> Yeah. Well, look, the Zionist may dream that they can have a civil war may dream that they can have a civil war in Lebanon or that they have a partner in Lebanon or that they have a partner for such a civil war. Maybe they're for such a civil war. Maybe they're still living in that delusions of the still living in that delusions of the 1970s.
6:511970s.
6:52Uh but uh when we look at uh the Uh but uh when we look at uh the possible um opponents of Hezbollah, possible um opponents of Hezbollah, let's start with the Lebanese military.
7:02let's start with the Lebanese military.
7:02uh the Libanese military more than 50 to uh the Libanese military more than 50 to 60% of the soldiers are Shia 60% of the soldiers are Shia the although the head of the Libanese the although the head of the Libanese military is always appointed as a military is always appointed as a Christian Christian uh currently the um commander-in-chief uh currently the um commander-in-chief is uh General Rudolph Hikal is uh General Rudolph Hikal and uh although he's under a lot of and uh although he's under a lot of pressure uh he has refused up until now pressure uh he has refused up until now to uh try to um de you know arm disarm
7:36to uh try to um de you know arm disarm Hezbollah and this is because he knows Hezbollah and this is because he knows that uh if he attempts to do such a that uh if he attempts to do such a thing that there will be a mutiny within thing that there will be a mutiny within the military uh and it will collapse and the military uh and it will collapse and in any case the Libanese military is in any case the Libanese military is very lightly armed uh it doesn't have very lightly armed uh it doesn't have tanks it has APCs tanks it has APCs uh it doesn't have uh you know missiles uh it doesn't have uh you know missiles
7:58or drones and it cannot asked in a fight or drones and it cannot asked in a fight even if the whole uh Lebanese military even if the whole uh Lebanese military is unified behind uh the leadership uh is unified behind uh the leadership uh which is not. So uh although the there's which is not. So uh although the there's been multiple recordings or um been multiple recordings or um testimonies about meetings between Naw testimonies about meetings between Naw Salam and Rudolfph Hitler uh Rudolfph Salam and Rudolfph Hitler uh Rudolfph Hikal Hikal um um those meetings almost descended into those meetings almost descended into
8:29fist fights because Hikal is not willing fist fights because Hikal is not willing to sacrifice the military for the aims to sacrifice the military for the aims of Nawam.
8:37of Nawam.
8:37looking at the uh Christian supremacist looking at the uh Christian supremacist parties in Lebanon uh the fange or the parties in Lebanon uh the fange or the kat uh these parties are a shadow of kat uh these parties are a shadow of what they used to be uh and uh you know what they used to be uh and uh you know their their main um backers are the their their main um backers are the Saudis. This is the crazy part. The Saudis. This is the crazy part. The Saudis are the main backers of the Saudis are the main backers of the Christian supremacist parties in Christian supremacist parties in Lebanon. And they they don't have much
9:01Lebanon. And they they don't have much arms. They don't have many um um ar men arms. They don't have many um um ar men that are ready to fight and therefore that are ready to fight and therefore they're not a possible uh opponent tobah they're not a possible uh opponent tobah that can um challenge them. The last that can um challenge them. The last possibility is to somehow instigate uh possibility is to somehow instigate uh Wahhabi death squads as happened in Wahhabi death squads as happened in Syria to create trouble in the country.
9:24Syria to create trouble in the country.
9:24And we already saw a few attempts of And we already saw a few attempts of that an invasion from the outside uh in that an invasion from the outside uh in the north of Lebanon um right on the the north of Lebanon um right on the border of Syria uh after the collapse of border of Syria uh after the collapse of the Assad government and the takeover by the Assad government and the takeover by Al Gulani in Damascus. uh they uh Al Gulani in Damascus. uh they uh attempted to invade in the north Bikah attempted to invade in the north Bikah Valley uh the special forces of HDS uh Valley uh the special forces of HDS uh
9:50known as the red bandanas known as the red bandanas and uh at that moment the Lebanese and uh at that moment the Lebanese military just withdrew and opened the military just withdrew and opened the door for these red bandanas uh this is door for these red bandanas uh this is in 2025 in 2025 um to advance onto the bik and and what um to advance onto the bik and and what we saw is that the local clans we saw is that the local clans not even not even picked up arms and repelled the Red picked up arms and repelled the Red Bandanas Bandanas uh defeated them and advanced into uh defeated them and advanced into
10:20Syrian territory, took over three uh Syrian territory, took over three uh villages and were almost reaching HMS.
10:27villages and were almost reaching HMS.
10:27And at that point, the Lebanese army And at that point, the Lebanese army came and cut the route of the Libanese came and cut the route of the Libanese uh clans in the north of the Beta uh clans in the north of the Beta Valley. and the Israeli military send Valley. and the Israeli military send its air force to uh you know destroy the its air force to uh you know destroy the supply routes of the clans in the north supply routes of the clans in the north of Lebanon to save uh the HTS red of Lebanon to save uh the HTS red bandanas. So I don't think that even Al bandanas. So I don't think that even Al
10:50Gulani uh and his death squads uh can uh Gulani uh and his death squads uh can uh defeat Hezbollah even if they bring them defeat Hezbollah even if they bring them all to the border here with Lebanon.
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