Regional impact of Al-Aqsa Flood anniversary

Following the third anniversary of the ‘Al-Aqsa Flood’ operation, Hezbollah and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have asserted that the event fundamentally altered regional strategic equations in favor of the ‘Resistance Axis.’ The IRGC described the operation as a ‘future-making incident’ that challenged the perception of Israeli military invincibility and established a new reality through coordination across multiple fronts, including Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen, Iraq, Syria, and Iran.

Hezbollah noted that while Israel may have achieved ‘tactical successes,’ these have not resulted in stable strategic gains, as the group maintains that Israel has failed to eliminate Hamas or secure a lasting resolution.

In Lebanon, MP Mohammed Raad commented that the operation’s primary goal was to force the international and regional communities to address the suffering of the Palestinian people. Raad suggested the operation caused concern among certain Arab regimes because it occurred outside established normalization processes, which he characterized as an ‘acquiescence to the occupation’s will.’ He further criticized regional actors for prioritizing diplomacy over resistance.