Islamic Jihad: Zionist Regime Has Lost Deterrence
GAZA STRIP (Dispatches) -- The Palestinian Islamic Jihad resistance movement says the occupying regime of Israel has lost its deterrence against Iran as evidenced by the Islamic Republic’s unprecedented drone and missile strike in the occupied territories.
“Israel’s deterrence in the face of Iran has ended,” Islamic Jihad’s deputy chief Mohammad al-Hindi said in an interview with Lebanon’s Al Mayadeen.
Al-Hindi said Iran’s retaliatory attack served as a preliminary warning to the Israeli occupation.
“The balance of power is changing; America has its own problems and challenges, and Israel does not have the support or capabilities to assert dominance in the region,” al-Hindi said.
“There are new rules of engagement today,” he added.
The Palestinian official also criticized the complicity of the West in Israel’s atrocities in Gaza, signaling the need for “reassessments” in the new geopolitical landscape of the region.
Addressing the issue of captives held by Hamas in Gaza, al-Hindi emphasized the resistance’s leverage in negotiations and expressed skepticism about a proposal recently presented by mediators.
“The Americans and Israelis want to retrieve the captives at the lowest possible price, but that issue is the trump card in our hands,” he said.
The Islamic Jihad official said the resistance has submitted its response to the proposal insisting that the withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces and a ceasefire are the pivotal components of any agreement.
The Zionist regime must be forced to “pay a price” through a potential deal as it has suffered “strategic military failures on the battleground,” he noted.
“Israel is facing a real impasse and its options are limited,” the official said. “It has grown to appear weaker, and its strategic importance has diminished.”