Hizbullah Sec.-Gen. Hassan Nasrallah Threatens Gas Drilling Facilities Along Israel’s Shore

Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah said in a July 13, 2022 address that was uploaded to the Spot Shot channel on YouTube that if Lebanon is unable to extract offshore oil and natural gas, then no one will be able to extract or sell gas and oil, either. He said that Hizbullah is prepared to attack the Karish oil field and that war is more honorable than fighting over food and gas. He also said that while Hizbullah is supportive of Lebanon’s negotiations over demarcation of its maritime borders with Israel, it is not involved in the actual talks, and it reserves the right to “exert pressure on the enemy” and take steps that “serve the negotiations.” In addition, he said that the recent drone attack on the Karish field was deliberately carried out with unarmed drones in order to provoke Israel into firing missiles in response, which would send the FPSO boat workers the message that they are unsafe and under a serious threat.