Hezbollah MP warns strongly if Israel attacks Lebanese civilians

Smoke rises after Israel attacked the outskirts of the Lebanese village of Dhayra (Photo: AFP).

Hezbollah MP Ali Fayyad warned on November 7 that the force would respond with double force to any Israeli attack on Lebanese civilians, after an Israeli raid killed a woman and three of her grandchildren in southern Lebanon.

Speaking at the funeral of the four people, Mr. Fayyad declared: "The resistance will respond double to any act of aggression against civilians."

"Hezbollah has not yet shown its full strength," he said, without elaborating on the statement.

Hezbollah is an Iran-backed Shia Muslim armed group and a major political party operating in Lebanon.

Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah broke out in the border area after Hamas launched a surprise attack on Tel Aviv-controlled targets on October 7.

In the early days of the conflict, Hezbollah limited its activities to firing rockets from Lebanon at targets in Israel. Israel immediately responded with artillery strikes and drone strikes.

The frequency of clashes between the Israeli army and Hezbollah has tended to increase over the past two weeks, raising concerns that this armed force will soon become fully involved in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Israel said on November 7 it had struck Hezbollah targets in response to the force's rocket attack on Tel Aviv-controlled areas in the north.

Lebanese security officials say clashes along the border with Israel have left more than 60 Hezbollah members and 10 civilians dead. At least seven Israeli soldiers and one civilian have also been killed.

The threat from Hezbollah is considered greater for Israel because the group's military potential is superior to Hamas'. Hezbollah is estimated to have 150,000-200,000 rockets, enough to attack a series of targets across the territory controlled by Israel for a long time.

Earlier, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah announced that the group was engaged in an unprecedented level of conflict with Tel Aviv along the border.

Mr. Nasrallah also declared that he was prepared for the scenario of the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel escalating at any time, a sign that Tel Aviv is at risk of facing an escalating battle front in the north.

Hezbollah is supporting Hamas by tying up a third of Israel's fighting forces and nearly half of its naval forces near the Lebanese border, forcing Israel to spread its forces to deal with simultaneous threats on both its northern and southern borders, he said.

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