Hezbollah asserts readiness, vows to target Israel beyond border towns

Hezbollah confirmed the statement made by Deputy Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem regarding the missile force's readiness to target any location in occupied Palestine as determined by the group's leadership through a command-and-control system, which has "returned stronger and more resilient than before."

In a statement, Hezbollah emphasized that continued Israeli aggression against the people of Lebanon would make Haifa and beyond as "vulnerable to Resistance missiles as Kiryat Shmona, Metula, and other border settlements with Lebanon." 

"This is what the enemy and its settlers witnessed today, Tuesday, in Haifa and its surroundings," the statement added.

Hezbollah affirmed that its fighters continue to confront every attempt by elite Israeli soldiers to advance and occupy southern villages along the front lines with occupied Palestine. 

The statement said that Israeli forces "are now hiding behind UNIFIL positions and moving through paths invisible to the Lebanese side. So far, they have failed to enter our villages and suffered heavy losses, as over 35 killed and 200 wounded were reported among their elite officers and soldiers."

The statement added: "What the enemy is witnessing from our fighters is only a fraction of the severe power that awaits it wherever its forces tread in southern Lebanon."

Addressing the people, the statement said: "You are in the hearts of all our fighters. You are the strength that brings this enemy to its knees."

Regarding Gaza, the statement concluded: "To our beloved Gaza, we say we remain committed to our promise and will not abandon our support for the Palestinian people in Gaza and its brave and honorable resistance."