The head of Iran-backed group Hezbollah in Lebanon told Israel on Friday that the killing of Hamas deputy leader is a "battlefield" for his stronghold. He warned that he would take prompt action. It is located south of Beirut.
``Answers will come.'' Prime Minister Hassan Nasrallah said in a televised speech: ``We cannot remain silent about a breach of this magnitude, because it will expose all of Lebanon.''
"The decision is now in the hands of the battlefield," he said in his second speech since the killing of Saleh al-Arli.
"Fighters from all parts of the border... will respond to dangerous infiltration in the countryside," he added.
He was the most prominent Hamas figure killed during the war, and his death occurred in the first attack on the Lebanese capital since hostilities began.
In a speech on Wednesday, Prime Minister Nasrallah had already warned Israel of war with Lebanon and threatened that the group's response would be "unlimited."
Since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war on October 7, Hezbollah and his archrival Israel have engaged in near-daily cross-border firefights, but Aruri's killing raises concerns that the situation may escalate. There is.
Since the start of hostilities, the group has carried out approximately 670 operations, attacking 48 Israeli border points and 11 hinterland locations, Nasrallah said.
``Balance of Deterrence''
The southern front opened up a ``historic opportunity to completely liberate every inch of Lebanese land,'' Nasrallah added, pointing to 13 points of conflict along the border with Israel.
Hezbollah has imposed a "balance of deterrence," including the establishment of a southern front, which will allow Lebanon to gain control of the disputed territory "after the end of this phase and after the attack on Gaza." He said it would be helpful.
His comments come as Western diplomats flock to Beirut seeking a solution that includes restraint and border resolution.
The leader of the powerful Shiite movement also claimed that Hezbollah had released footage showing "tanks exploding...sometimes with soldiers sitting on them" and that Israel was underreporting the deaths and injuries of soldiers. accused of doing so.
Nine soldiers and at least four civilians have been killed in northern Israel, Israeli authorities say.
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