In a statement released on Sunday, Abu Obeida congratulated Hezbollah for what he described as an "initial response operation" to the killing of Shukr, a senior Hezbollah leader assassinated last month in Beirut’s southern suburbs.

“We congratulate the initial response operation by our brothers in Hezbollah to the assassination of Commander Fouad Shukr, and we appreciate the great sacrifices of our people in Lebanon and its heroic resistance fighters,” Abu Obeida said.

He stressed that Hezbollah’s actions mark a significant shift in the strategic landscape for Israel since the onset of the Al-Aqsa Flood, a reference to the ongoing conflict.

“The enemy has no safety from retribution, and there are no limits to the possibility of striking it anywhere and from any front,” Abu Obeida stated, warning that the intensity of attacks on Israel would continue as long as aggression against the Palestinian people persists.

“All fronts will remain ablaze and escalating against the enemy as long as the aggression against our people and nation continues,” he added.

Abu Obeida’s remarks followed a large-scale attack by Hezbollah against Israel earlier on Sunday, which the group described as its initial response to the assassination of Shukr. The situation in the region remains tense, with both sides bracing for further escalation. (ILKHA)