Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Friday said "all indications" point to Israeli culpability for a bomb attack that wounded a member of the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas in the Lebanese city of Sidon earlier this month, calling it an act of aggression.
The Hamas operative was wounded in a Jan. 14 bomb blast that destroyed his car as he was about to get in.
The Israeli military declined to respond, saying it does not comment on foreign reports.
"The bomb that targeted a Hamas member in Sidon is a dangerous beginning, and we cannot remain silent about it," Nasrallah said in a televised address.
Israeli Intelligence Minister Israel Katz told Army Radio earlier this week that "if Israel really had been involved, it would not have ended with minor injuries."
Nasrallah also addressed recent U.S. accusations that Hezbollah was engaged in drug trafficking, denying any involvement. This after the U.S. administration established a team to investigate a Hezbollah-linked drug trafficking ring.
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said last week the establishment of the Hezbollah Financing and Narcoterrorism Team would ensure the completion of an investigation program called Project Cassandra.
"In recent weeks there were American accusations that are not new. These accusations are unjust, not based on facts, and have no truth to them," Nasrallah said.
Nasrallah said Hezbollah has a very clear religious and moral stance that forbids drug use and drug trading.
U.S. Republicans recently criticized former President Barack Obama after a report surfaced suggesting that his administration hindered the Drug Enforcement Administration program targeting Hezbollah in an effort to protect the passage of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
