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‘Hezbollah to fire half million missiles in any future war with Israel’

Sunday, 23 June 2024 5:47 PM [ Last Update: Sunday, 23 June 2024 5:54 PM ]

This undated file picture shows the launch of a missile during an operation involving the Lebanese resistance movement of Hezbollah.

Lebanon’s Grand Shia Mufti Sheikh Ahmad Qabalan says Hezbollah has a massive arsenal of missiles of different types, warning that the resistance movement would fire up to half a million missiles toward the Israeli-occupied territories in case of a new war on Lebanon.

“In case of an open war between Lebanon and Israel, the latter should expect the launch of some 500,000 missiles [from southern Lebanon into the occupied lands]. The destructive power of these missiles can send the occupying regime back to 70 years ago,” Qabalan noted.

He added, “Any escalation of tensions by the occupiers will end not in the interest of Israel, but rather in favor of the resistance front. The resistance front does not seek anything other than protection of Lebanon's sovereignty and national interests.”

The prominent Lebanese Shia cleric further noted that Israel is under the delusion of grandeur, stressing that the regime’s officials are just chasing a mirage they can defeat Hezbollah.

“Despite large caches of weapons and munitions, the Israeli military has been unable over the past eight months to face up to resistance fighters in the Gaza Strip, who rely on simple and homegrown arms. This is while Lebanon enjoys a broad arsenal and an efficient war technology,” Qabalan said.

“The victory of the Axis of Resistance translates into the victory of Lebanon,” he underscored.

On Wednesday, Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah warned that “no place” in the Israeli-occupied territories would be spared from the group’s weapons in the event of a full-blown war.

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned against a wider conflict in West Asia after Israeli officials threatened to launch an invasion of Lebanon.

Nasrallah emphasized that an incursion into the Galilee region remains an option on the table should Israel invade southern Lebanon.

He also said they would attack any other country in the region that assisted Israel in the war effort, citing Cyprus, which has hosted Israeli forces for training exercises.

Hezbollah has been carrying out almost daily rocket attacks on Israeli positions in retaliation for the regime’s aggression against Lebanon and in solidarity with Palestinians.

The genocidal war in Gaza has killed at least 37,598 Palestinians, predominantly women and children so far.

At least 480 people have also been killed on the Lebanese border, including 93 civilians, according to a tally by AFP.

Two Israeli wars waged against Lebanon in 2000 and 2006 were met with strong resistance from Hezbollah, resulting in the retreat of the regime in both conflicts.

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