Pro-Violence

Yahya Sarea, Houthi spokesman, September 27, 2024

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Sept. 27, 2024
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“We will carry out more military operations against the Israeli enemy to triumph for the sake of our brothers’ blood in Palestine and Lebanon.”“Yemen’s Houthis say they attacked Israel, US destroyers,” Reuters, September 27, 2024, https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/yemens-houthis-say-they-attacked-israels-tel-aviv-ashkelon-2024-09-27/.

Rhetoric Category
Threat

Naim Qassem, Deputy Leader, September 22, 2024

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Sept. 22, 2024
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“In this phase, we will continue to maintain the supportive front [for Gaza] and the struggle [against Israel] in a creative way. From time to time we will kill them and fight them — where they expect it and where they don’t.

“The residents of the north [of Israel] will not return; more residents will have to leave their homes, and the support for Gaza will widen. Israel’s ‘military solution’ will only make things worse for Israel and the residents of the north.”Agence France-Presse and Times of Israel, “At funeral of slain terror chief, Hezbollah No.2 vows ‘open-ended battle of reckoning,’” Times of Israel, September 22, 2024, https://www.timesofisrael.com/hezbollah-supporters-arrive-en-masse-for-funeral-of-top-commander-ibrahim-aqil/amp/.

Rhetoric Category
Threat

AQIS Statement, July 31, 2024

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July 31, 2024
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AQIS Statement
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A statement entitled “The Martyrdom of Shaykh Ismael Haniyeh,” encouraging attacks on Israel and the U.S.:

“[Israel and the U.S.] are but two faces of the same coin, therefore it is necessary for us to target America and Israel in the whole world, just as American and Israel are waging a global war against us, the people of Islam.”“Al-Qaeda In The Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) Eulogizes Hamas Political Leader Haniyeh, Calls For Global Attacks On Israel, U.S.,” Middle East Media Research Institute, August 1, 2024, https://www.memri.org/jttm/al-qaeda-indian-subcontinent-aqis-eulogizes-hamas-political-leader-haniyeh-calls-global-attacks.

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Hassan Nasrallah, secretary-general, August 6, 2024

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Aug. 6, 2024
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“We have not sought escalations until now, we have been fighting in support of Gaza but keeping in mind the Lebanese national interest. Every time one of our commanders was killed, our response was heightened but always measured. But an assassination of a top leader in the Dahia [Hezbollah’s stronghold in southern Beirut] must be treated differently. Our response is coming, God willing, from us and the axis of resistance — and it will be strong.”Emanuel Fabian, Times of Israel staff, Gianluca Pacchiani, and agencies, “Israeli jets set off sonic booms in Beirut as Nasrallah threatens ‘strong’ reprisal,” Times of Israel, August 6, 2024, https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-jets-set-off-sonic-booms-in-beirut-as-nasrallah-threatens-strong-reprisal/.

Rhetoric Category
Threat

Hassan Nasrallah, secretary-general, August 1, 2024

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Aug. 1, 2024
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Following the July 30 assassination of Hezbollah commander Fu’ad Shukr:

“You will laugh a little and cry a lot, as you do not know which red lines you have crossed.”Don Jacobson, “Hezbollah leader vows retaliation against Israel at funeral of slain commander,” United Press International, August 1, 2024, https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2024/08/01/lebanon-Hezbollah-leader-vows-retaliation-against-Israel-funeral-slain-commander/8231722547751/.

Rhetoric Category
Threat

Yahya Sarea, Houthi spokesman, Jul. 20, 2024

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Jul., 20, 2024
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Yahya Sarea, Houthi spokesman
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Televised statement after an Israeli strike on Houthi targets in Hodeidah’s port in response to a July 19 Houthi drone attack on Tel Aviv:

“We will respond to this blatant Israeli aggression and will not hesitate to strike the enemy’s vital targets. We have prepared, with the help of God Almighty, for a long war with this enemy until the aggression stops and the siege on the Palestinian people is lifted.” Kareem Fahim, Alon Rom, Steve Hendrix, and Mohamad El Chamaa, “Israel strikes Yemen port after Houthis claim drone attack in Tel Aviv,” Washington Post, July 20, 2024, https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/07/20/israel-yemen-hodeida-drone-tel-aviv/.

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Hamas statement, July 19, 2024

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July 19, 2024
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“We, in the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), commend the exceptional military operation carried out by the Yemeni armed forces and the brothers Ansar Allah [movement], which targeted the heart of Tel Aviv, the center of the Zionist entity using the combat drone (Yafa). This heroic operation marks the beginning of a phase in targeting the depth of the fascist Zionist entity and its internal front in response to the ongoing brutal aggression on our defenseless Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and in support of the Palestinian resistance.

“While we hail the positions of the brothers in Ansar Allah in Yemen, Hezbollah, the Jamaa Islamiya in Lebanon, and the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, we call upon all the forces and elements of our Ummah [Islamic nation] to unite and join the battle of honor and dignity, and strike the fascist occupying regime in support of the Palestinian people in Gaza, and in defense of the holy sites desecrated by the fascist settlers, most notably the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque.”“Press Statement,” Hamas - Online English Telegram Channel, July 19, 2024.

Threat

Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah Secretary-General, Jul. 17, 2024

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Jul. 17, 2024
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Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah Secretary-General
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“If your tanks come to Lebanon … you will have no tanks left.”“Hezbollah threatens to fire on new Israeli targets,” Al Jazeera, July 17, 2024, https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/17/hezbollah-threatens-to-fire-on-new-israeli-targets.

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Threat

Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah Secretary-General, Jun. 19, 2024

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Jun. 19, 2024
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Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah Secretary-General
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“The enemy knows that no place in the entire (state) is safe from our missiles, and it won’t be arbitrary. Everything will be deliberately targeted. We have long hours of footage of Haifa, of the outskirts of Haifa, and what comes after Haifa, and after after Haifa.” Tamara Qiblawi, Mostafa Salem, Paul P. Murphy, Ben Wedeman, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Oren Liebermann, Michael Rios, Tamar Michaelis, and Andrew Raine, “Hezbollah leader threatens Cyprus as tensions with Israel ramp up,” CNN, June 20, 2024, https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/18/middleeast/hezbollah-drone-video-israel-haifa-intl-latam/index.html.

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