He said Israel’s attacks on Beirut and Tehran, coupled with a US strike in a province south of Baghdad, in the space of just a few hours showed the conflict had entered new phase of regional war on multiple fronts.

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Nasrallah said some countries, which he did not name, had asked his group to retaliate in an “acceptable” way, or not at all. He denounced those attempts and outlined the response would be proportional to Israel’s targeting of a civilian building in the capital city’s suburbs.

“There is no discussion on this point. The only things lying between us and you are the days, the nights and the battlefield,” Nasrallah added in a threat to Israel.

Ordinary operations against Israel, consisting of the near-daily drone and rocket strikes that have taken place since shortly after the eruption of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza on October 7, would resume on Friday, he said.

The retaliation for Shukr’s killing would come later.

And those seeking to prevent a wider war should work on a Gaza ceasefire, Nasrallah said, instead of knocking on Hezbollah’s door.

“There will be no solution except via stopping the aggression on Gaza,” he said.

Reuters