A Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group, Hezbollah, has threatened to interfere in the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.
Naija News reports that the crisis between Israel and Hamas started after the militant group governing the Gaza Strip of Palestine launched an offensive attack on the former.
There have been a series of calls from world leaders and international organizations, warning against interference in the bloody fight which has claimed scores of lives and properties.
Speaking, however, on Friday, Hezbollah deputy chief, Naim Qassem, said that the group would not be swayed by calls for it to stay on the sidelines.
He insisted that the faction was “fully ready” to contribute to the fighting.
“The behind-the-scenes calls with us by great powers, Arab countries, envoys of the United Nations, directly and indirectly telling us not to interfere will have no effect,” he told supporters gathered in the southern Beirut suburb for a rally.
“Hezbollah knows its duties perfectly well. We are prepared and ready, fully ready,” Qassem reportedly said in a broadcast today.
Naija News understands that Hezbollah has had clashes with Israel across the Lebanese border multiple times in the past week in the deadliest confrontations since they fought a month-long war in 2006.
Reports say Hezbollah has designed its moves so far to be limited in scope, preventing a big spillover into Lebanon while keeping Israeli forces occupied.
“The question being asked, which everyone is waiting for, is: what Hezbollah will do and what will its contribution be?” Qassem said.
“We will contribute to the confrontation within our plan. When the time comes for any action, we will carry it out,” he added.
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