Hezbollah Secretary General once again warned Israel that the Iranian-backed terrorist organization would not sit idly by if the Jewish state continued to use the natural gas it had discovered near the maritime border with Lebanon.
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Speaking on Monday at the end of the Shi'ite holiday Ashura, Nasrallah said that the organization, which holds the balance of power in Lebanon's convoluted political system, was waiting "for the response [from Israel] to the requests made by the Lebanese government," referring the new US-mediated proposal that would see both countries agree to a new border at sea.
Nasrallah, whose organization has sent several drones to the disputed gas field Karish in recent weeks to send the message that he could one day target it, turned directly to the US and Israel and said, "Lebanon would not tolerate the plunder of its natural resources; we have reached the final stop, and we are determined to go all the way. No one is going to threaten us."
Nasrallah also opined on the recent flare-up between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, which saw Israel launch a three-day preemptive campaign after the terrorist organization in Gaza vowed to take revenge on the arrest of a senior commander in early August.
"But on this holiday I say that we are ready for any scenario," Nasrallah warned. "We have heard several threats against Lebanon in recent days; don't underestimate the Lebanese people because any attack on someone in Lebanon will not go unpunished and we won't let it slide."
On Saturday, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz hinted at the possible targeting of PIJ officials abroad, who he said could be seen in "restaurants and hotels in Tehran, Syria, and Lebanon".
"They too will have to pay the price," Gantz said. On Monday, a day after a truce brokered by Egypt ended the Gaza violence, he said Israel could carry out "pre-emptive strikes" abroad.
"In the future too, if necessary, we will deliver a pre-emptive strike in order to defend Israel's citizens, sovereignty, and infrastructure and this is true for all fronts, from Teheran to Khan Younis," he said.
Iran-backed Hezbollah is vehemently opposed to Israel and tensions between the two have been escalating in recent months over a disputed maritime border between Lebanon and Israel.
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