Hezbollah will respond appropriately to Israeli airstrikes

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah. File Photo: Reuters

 Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has vowed to respond to Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon. He said this in a speech given on television on Saturday. The news agency AFP reported this information.

Last Thursday, Israel carried out the first air strike in Lebanon since 2014. Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel the next day in response to the attack. On the same day, the Israeli army fired at Lebanon. The United Nations has called the retaliatory strikes "very dangerous."

On August 14, 2006, the 33-day war between Israel and Lebanon came to an end. Hezbollah chief spoke on television on the eve of the anniversary of the end of the war.

 "We want to tell our enemies that any attack by the Israeli air force in Lebanon must be answered," Nasrallah said. And that answer will be reasonable and proportionate. Because we want to defend our country. "

The Hezbollah chief called last week's Israeli attack "a very dangerous situation." But he also said his organization did not want a war. But Hasan Nasrullah also warned that they are ready for war if necessary. Israel also says it does not want an all-out war gun.

The United States on Friday called on the Lebanese government to stop Hezbollah's rocket attacks on Israel.

In 2007, 1,200 Lebanese were killed in a 33-day war. Most of them were civilians. On the other hand, 160 people were killed on the Israeli side. Later, a ceasefire was reached on 14 August of the same year with the mediation of the United Nations.