BEIRUT (dpa-AFX) – Hezbollah boss Hassan Nasrallah has warned Israel against an escalation of the conflict with the neighboring country following the death of a senior Hamas representative in Lebanon. “Anyone who thinks about war with us will regret it,” said the secretary general of the Iran-backed Shiite organization in a speech on Wednesday. “If the enemy starts a war against Lebanon, we will no longer follow any rules,” said Nasrallah.
He blamed Israel for the killing of Hamas leader Saleh al-Aruri, who died in an attack in the suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday evening. “The assassination of Al-Arouri is a dangerous crime that will not go without reaction and punishment,” emphasized Nasrallah. “We are not afraid of war and we do not hesitate.”/arj/DP/he