Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Friday that Lebanon would be “exposed” to Israeli attacks if his terrorist group does not respond to the alleged assassination of a senior Hamas official in Beirut.
Deputy Hamas leader Saleh Arouri and three others were killed in an airstrike that hit Beirut on Tuesday. Hezbollah media blamed Israel for the attack, but Israeli officials denied involvement.
In a televised address — his second in less than a week — Nasrallah said that Hezbollah “cannot be silent about a violation of this level.”
“This means that all of Lebanon will become exposed, all cities, villages, and figures will become exposed,” he said.
“It was not even an attack on Hezbollah terrorist organization,” he added. “Whoever did this did a surgical strike against the Hamas leadership.”
Israel fought a 34-day war with Hezbollah in July and August of 2006. Israel lost an estimated 120 soldiers during the fighting, while Hezbollah lost more than 1,000 fighters.
Fox News Digital’s Brandon Drey, Timothy H.J. Nerozzi, Greg Norman and Reuters contributed to this report.
Chris Pandolfo is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital. Send tips to chris.pandolfo@fox.com and follow him on Twitter @ChrisCPandolfo.
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