On October 7, a new conflict started with Hamas' surprise operation inside Israel. In response to Hamas attacks, Israel began indiscriminate airstrikes on its controlled Gaza Strip the next day.
The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah is also involved in this conflict between Hamas and Israel. The group has been targeting Israeli forces since the beginning.
However, since the beginning of the conflict, although Hamas leaders have been seen giving statements, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrullah has not come forward. Finally, on Friday (November 3), he broke the silence and gave a long speech.
In addition to Hamas' campaign, Hezbollah's role in the conflict, he talked about various issues. However, he did not declare an all-out war against Israel. Nor did he say anything about Hezbollah's next steps or strategy in this war.
Although many thought he might declare all-out war in this speech. As a result, the question naturally arises, why he did not declare war? Analysts are interpreting that question in different ways.
Orlaguren, the BBC's Lebanon-based international affairs journalist, says that Nasrallah knows very well that the people of Lebanon do not want an all-out war with Israel at the moment. This is because his country Lebanon is currently going through many problems. Among which the main problem is economic fragility. In addition, the current political situation in Lebanon is not stable.
According to him, after the start of the Hamas-Israel war, the US sent two aircraft carriers near Israel in the Mediterranean Sea. This may also be one of the reasons for Hezbollah not declaring an all-out war against Israel.
Two member of Scottish First Minister's family rescued from Gaza
The father-in-law and mother-in-law of Scotland's first minister Hamza Yusuf have finally left Gaza. They were stuck in Gaza due to the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israel that started on October 7. Then today Friday (November 3) they were able to leave Gaza through Egypt's Rafah border crossing.
Hamza Yusuf and his wife Nadia Alnakla confirmed their rescue in a statement.
Egypt opened the Rafah crossing with the mediation of Qatar on Wednesday (November 1). The crossing was opened only to evacuate seriously injured Palestinians and hundreds of foreigners and Palestinians with dual ships. Within three days of the opening of the Rafah crossing, many foreign nationals returned to their respective countries through the crossing.
Authorities released a list of foreign nationals who left Gaza through the Rafah border crossing on Friday. Hamza Yusuf's mother-in-law and father-in-law Elizabeth and Maged Alnakla are also on the list.
Hamza Yusuf and his wife Nadia, Alnakla said in a statement, "We are very happy that Nadia's parents were able to get out of Gaza through the Rafah crossing this morning (Friday)."
In the statement they added, These four weeks have been like a nightmare for us. We can breathe a sigh of relief now. But we are very sorry for the suffering of the people of Gaza.
Earlier last month, Hamza Yusuf said that his wife's parents were trapped in Gaza. Their food and water are running out fast. If they can't get out, they can die.
Hamza Yusuf's father-in-law and mother-in-law live in Scotland. But last month they went to Gaza to visit their relatives. After that, Hamas launched an attack on Israel. Through which Israel started the brutal massacre in Gaza. As a result, they were trapped there along with other foreigners.
In a speech at the Scottish National Party (SNP) conference on October 18 after the conflict between Hamas and Israel began, the Scottish leader said his country was ready to welcome Palestinian refugees from Gaza.
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