Friday, February 19, 2021

Hezbollah chief threatens Israel after IDF drill directed at terror group

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah issued a warning to Israel on Tuesday, after the Israel Defense Forces held an exercise simulating a war with Hezbollah in a clear threat to the Lebanon-based terrorist group.

“Israel’s home front needs to know that if there is a war with Hezbollah, it will see things it has not seen since the establishment of Israel,” Nasrallah said.

“We don’t seek a fight with Israel, but if it starts a war, we will fight,” Nasrallah said, according to Channel 13.

“If Israel bombs cities in Lebanon, we’ll bomb cities in Israel, and if it bombs villages in Lebanon, we’ll bomb towns in Israel. If the IDF bombs our military targets, we can also attack Israel’s military targets,” Nasrallah said.

“No one can guarantee that a few days of combat between us and Israel won’t lead to a wider war,” he said. “We’re following [events] and weighing our decisions. We won’t accept something that will put our country in danger.”

Nasrallah spoke from an undisclosed location via a live video feed in line with his usual security protocols.

The Israeli Air Force completed a three-day surprise exercise simulating a large-scale war against Hezbollah this week, including mock strikes on some 3,000 targets in one day, the military said, in a clear threat to the Lebanese terror group. READ MORE