Hezbollah chief says group ready for ‘long confrontation’ with Israel

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said on Friday his group was ready for a long confrontation with Israel, as the two sides fought another war in Lebanon.

“We have prepared ourselves for a long confrontation, and God willing, they (Israelis) will be surprised on the battlefield,” Qassem said in a televised address, adding that “the enemy’s threats do not frighten us.”

“This is an existential battle, not a limited or simple battle.”

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