Hezbollah 'locked and loaded' if Israel attacks - Nasrallah deputy

• Published date: 25 September 2021
• Author: ELIAV BREUER
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

"Any Israeli attack on Lebanon will be met with a response from Hezbollah. Even if [Lebanon] is dragged into a war, we will face the war. Our weapons are locked and loaded. If we need more [weapons] - we have our ways to rearm ourselves," he said, according to reports on Twitter.

"We are waiting for the Lebanese government's position on the indirect negotiations with [the Israeli enemy] regarding the border issue, and when our turn arrives, we will do our duty," he said.

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"We will continue to bring oil as long as long as Lebanon's central bank and Lebanese fuel companies do not supply Lebanon's oil/fuel needs," he added.

Qassem's statement came on the backdrop of Lebanese President Michelle Aoun's speech at the United Nations General Assembly earlier on Friday.

In his speech, Aoun called for a resumption of the indirect talks on Lebanon's maritime dispute with Israel.

"We remain gravely concerned at Israel's repeated threats against Lebanon, and more recently Israel's plans to carry out oil and gas exploration activities along the contested maritime border," he said.

"We condemn any and all attempts to violate the limits of our exclusive economic zone and we maintain our right to the oil and gas found within that zone," he added.

"Lebanon demands the resumption of indirect negotiations on the demarcation of the southern maritime borders in line with international law. We will not relinquish nor compromise on our border claims and it is the role of the international community to stand with us," he said.

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