Sheikh Qassem: Hezbollah will target Tel Aviv in response to Israeli attacks on Beirut

The Lebanese resistance movement is ready for a long war against Israel and its response to the recent deadly airstrikes on Beirut will be to target the center of Tel Aviv, the Hezbollah leader said.

Sheikh Naim Qassem made the remarks in a televised address on Wednesday, referring to the deadly Israeli attacks on three central Beirut areas in recent days, one of which killed Hezbollah media chief Mohammed Afif and four members of his team.

Sheikh Qassem said the regime killed Afif while he was in a “civilian, media and political location that is supposed to be protected in such cases.”

“(Israel) attacked, assassinated and attacked the heart of the capital Beirut, so they should expect the response to be in the center of Tel Aviv. We cannot leave the capital under the blows of the Israeli enemy unless it pays the price.”

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