Hezbollah Secretary General
Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah warned Israel and its supporters that Hezbollah will respond to any sort
of attack against Lebanon, adding "Israel is not aware that our
promises to attack and our threats are serious."
"In case of a war, we have all the needed weaponry in Lebanon and this time we don't have to import weapons from Syria or Iran," he said on the annual
anniversary of the assassination of “martyr leaders”.
"Those who are promoting an Israeli war on Lebanon are unfortunately
Lebanese and Arab media figures and officials," he said, stressing that
Israelis now "think twice" before planning a war against Lebanon.
On accusations over Hezbollah's involvement in the Burgas attack,
Nasrallah considered that those behind these accusations are only trying
to add Lebanon to the EU's terror list. "We are closely following up on
this issue but unfortunately some are talking about a potential Israeli
war against Lebanon due to this accusation," he said, adding that some
parties in Lebanon are hoping for such a war.
He considered that the people only have one option, which is resistance in all its forms "including armed resistance."
"The martyr leaders have always been and will remain witnesses of the
stages of the Resistance up until this day," he said.
Nasrallah stressed that the Resistance project which was launched 30 years ago stands
on solid grounds, on numerous achievements.
"It is not just a dream waiting to come true."
He thanked all those who support the Lebanese Resistance, including the Islamic Republic of Iran and Syria, considering that the Lebanese Resistance helped the Palestinians in every possible way while the Arab countries failed to do so.
On another note, he extended his condolences to Iran for the death of General Hassan Shateri who was killed in Syria on his way to Lebanon.
On Lebanese affairs
Nasrallah stressed the Lebanese cabinet’s support for the
Resistance. “We may have some differences with PM Mikati but we always end up
reaching a consensus,” he said, stressing the cabinet would never "stab the Resistance in the back."
He said that Hezbollah
and the Future Movement do not treat their allies in the same way. "Is it shameful for us to support
our allies?"
"Aoun supported the Resistance during the 2006 war without expecting anything in return and despite the national, regional and international bets on the failure of Hezbollah," he said.
Nasrallah pointed out that Hezbollah is convinced of the
Orthodox Gathering’s draft law, stressing that his party’s priority lies in the
support of the formula stipulating Lebanon as one electoral district based on proportional
representation. “Christians consider that the Orthodox Gathering’s proposal is
an opportunity to achieve real equality,” he said.
He said that since 2008, Aoun has taken a clear stance
on the Resistance and its weapons, considering that "he who cares about forming a civil
state does not promote incitement."
Nasrallah considered
that everything that leads to the importation of the Syrian crisis into Lebanon is
wrong and does not serve Lebanon’s interest.
On another note, he revealed that PM
Saad Hariri offered to set the issue of weapons aside in exchange for Hezbollah's approval of him
as prime minister, stressing that late PM Rafik Hariri supported the Resistance.
In turn, former PM Saad Hariri said via twitter that "the protector of the suspects accused of killing martyr Rafik Hariri doesn't have the right to speak of the latter's history."