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Qassem warned that Hezbollah's decision to respond to the death of a Hezbollah terrorist in Damascus last year was still in place.
Hezbollah deputy secretary-general Naim Qassem stressed that Hezbollah intends to "remain in a state of defense," but would make Israel "see stars" if it attacks the Lebanese terrorist group.
Qassem made the comments in an interview with Al-Mayadeen on Wednesday night.
"Hezbollah clearly declares that it has no intention of starting a war," Qassem said. "Israel must understand that the arena is not open to it, and today the battle will be within the Israeli entity."
Referring to a Hezbollah terrorist who was killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike in Damascus last July, Qassem warned that "when they attacked a brother of ours in Syria, we decided that we will respond to this attack, and the [decision to] respond is still in place," according to Al-Mayadeen.
In a visit to the IDF's 91st Division located in Northern Israel last week, Defense Minister Benny Gantz warned recently that "If Nasrallah and Hezbollah’s threats become actions, the outcome will be painful for Hezbollah and its leaders. And unfortunately for the Lebanese people, who are being used as human shields by Nasrallah - who is hiding weapons and missiles beneath their homes.”
Jamaa wameanza kukunja mikia chini ya miguu kama mbwa koko.
The Hezbollah official also rejected calls for neutrality and the disarmament of Hezbollah, stating that it was an "American directive" and that "internationalization is wrong, neutrality is not viable, and the subject of undermining the weapons of the resistance is a weakening of Lebanon.”
The huge explosion in a port warehouse district near the center of Beirut killed dozens, injured over 4,000 others and sent shockwaves across the Lebanese capital in August, shattering windows and causing some buildings to collapse.
Israeli officials have pointed the finger at Hezbollah, stressing that they've been warning for years that Hezbollah has been storing weapons at the port, but Hezbollah has denied any connection to the incident, with Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah stating that "We know more about the port of Haifa than the port of Beirut."
Cody Levine and Jerusalem Post Staff contributed to this report.
Hezbollah deputy secretary-general Naim Qassem stressed that Hezbollah intends to "remain in a state of defense," but would make Israel "see stars" if it attacks the Lebanese terrorist group.
Qassem made the comments in an interview with Al-Mayadeen on Wednesday night.
"Hezbollah clearly declares that it has no intention of starting a war," Qassem said. "Israel must understand that the arena is not open to it, and today the battle will be within the Israeli entity."
Referring to a Hezbollah terrorist who was killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike in Damascus last July, Qassem warned that "when they attacked a brother of ours in Syria, we decided that we will respond to this attack, and the [decision to] respond is still in place," according to Al-Mayadeen.
In a visit to the IDF's 91st Division located in Northern Israel last week, Defense Minister Benny Gantz warned recently that "If Nasrallah and Hezbollah’s threats become actions, the outcome will be painful for Hezbollah and its leaders. And unfortunately for the Lebanese people, who are being used as human shields by Nasrallah - who is hiding weapons and missiles beneath their homes.”
Jamaa wameanza kukunja mikia chini ya miguu kama mbwa koko.
The huge explosion in a port warehouse district near the center of Beirut killed dozens, injured over 4,000 others and sent shockwaves across the Lebanese capital in August, shattering windows and causing some buildings to collapse.
Israeli officials have pointed the finger at Hezbollah, stressing that they've been warning for years that Hezbollah has been storing weapons at the port, but Hezbollah has denied any connection to the incident, with Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah stating that "We know more about the port of Haifa than the port of Beirut."
Cody Levine and Jerusalem Post Staff contributed to this report.
