Hezbollah chief: Nowhere in Israel might be protected

Hezbollah and Israel have been exchanging hearth on the Lebanon-Israel border for months for the reason that warfare between Israel and Hamas broke out on October 7.

In latest weeks, tensions have elevated, and as just lately as Tuesday Israel’s army (IDF) mentioned it had authorized plans for an offensive in Lebanon, the place Hezbollah is predicated. Final week, a high-ranking Hezbollah chief was additionally killed in an Israeli assault,

– Nowhere in Israel is protected

In a televised speech on Wednesday, Nasrallah mentioned that Israel should put together for assaults by land, sea and air if warfare breaks out between Hezbollah and Israeli forces.

– There might be no locations in Israel which are protected from our rockets and drones if a full-scale warfare breaks out, he mentioned, including that the group already has a number of targets in thoughts.

The Hezbollah chief additionally claimed that the Iranian-backed group has properly over 100,000 fighters and that they’ve acquired new weapons, with out elaborating additional.

Nasrallah additionally threatened Cyprus, which has good relations with each Israel and Lebanon.

– The Cypriot authorities have to be warned that opening Cypriot airports and bases in order that the Israeli enemy can assault Lebanon implies that Cyprus has turn out to be a part of the warfare, and that Hezbollah will deal with it as a part of the warfare.

– A part of the answer, not the issue

Cyprus’ president Nikos Christodoulides denies that the nation has chosen a facet within the battle.

– Cyprus will not be a part of the issue, however a part of the answer. That function is obvious, for instance, within the humanitarian assist hall, which has garnered recognition not solely from the Arab world, however from the worldwide neighborhood, says Christodoulides, referring to shipments of emergency assist from Cyprus to Gaza.

It has not been confirmed that Cyprus has provided the usage of airports or army bases to Israel. The island state has beforehand allowed Israel to make use of its airspace throughout army workout routines, however not in ongoing conflicts.