Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said late on Tuesday Israel is right to be afraid of an attack from Iran and the Axis of Resistance amid the recent assassination of regional resistance leaders at the hands of the Benjamin Netanyahu regime.

On July 31, Israel assassinated Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. He had traveled to the Iranian capital to attend the swearing-in ceremony of President Masoud Pezeshkian. 

A day earlier, Israel also assassinated Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital, Beirut.

Iran and the regional resistance groups have vowed to avenge their deaths and punish the Israeli regime. This has spread panic among Israelis.

Nasrallah said the uncertainty regarding the date of response constitutes “part of the punishment” for Israel.

He stressed that the response will be strong and effective. 

The Hezbollah leader added that Israel is no longer the invincible power that beat the greatest Arab armies in past wars, as today it has to rely on the support of the US, UK, France and some Arab countries to defend itself against an anticipated Iranian attack.

Nasrallah also chastised the US for its “hypocrisy” in supporting Israel in its massacres against Palestinian and Lebanese civilians.

He also said Israel has been doing everything in its power to prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state.