The head of Hezbollah threatened Israel, saying the Lebanese paramilitary group is not afraid of war following a drone strike that killed a senior Hamas leader in Beirut.
The head of Hezbollah threatened Israel Wednesday, saying the Lebanese terrorist group is not afraid of war following a drone strike Tuesday that killed a senior Hamas leader in Beirut.
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah called the killing of Saleh Arouri, the founder of Hamas‘ military wing, a „flagrant Israeli aggression“ and „a major, dangerous crime about which we cannot be silent“ during a televised speech reported by Reuters.
Nasrallah reportedly addressed Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, saying the Jewish state „will not succeed in achieving the war’s goals.“
If Israel chose to start a war on Lebanon, Nasrallah said there would be „no ceilings“ and „no rules“ for Hezbollah.
„Whoever thinks of war with us, in one word, he will regret it,“ Nasrallah said.
A drone struck an apartment in Lebanon’s capital Tuesday and killed Arouri, prompting worries of retaliation by Lebanon’s Hezbollah. Hezbollah-linked news outlets reported that an Israeli air strike killed the deputy Hamas leader.
Israeli officials have denied involvement in the strike but noted the „surgical“ precision of the attack.
„Israel has not taken responsibility for this attack,“ Ambassador Mark Regev, a Netanyahu adviser, told MSNBC. „But whoever did it must be clear that this was not an attack on the Lebanese state.
