Nasrallah Expects New Israeli Aggression between End of Year and Spring: “Southern Suburbs versus Tel Aviv”
Israel might be preparing for another war on Lebanon between the end of year and next spring, Hizbullah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has said in a private meeting with Lebanese expatriates New TV reported Sunday.
Nasrallah said the "new formula for the balance of power with Israel placed the southern suburbs opposite to Tel Aviv."
"Israel cannot be trusted," he said, but added he was not trying to "frighten the people" and asked the Lebanese to "enjoy a quiet summer."
On the June 7 parliamentary elections, the Hizbullah leader criticized the electoral process asking what kind polls are those in which "1.2 billion dollars are spent."
"But we accepted the outcome," he added.
"Yes, we feared an electoral victory so that they don”t accuse us of winning under the pressure of weapons," he admitted.
Nasrallah called on Lebanese expatriates to respect and abide by the laws of the countries in which they live in." He said that Hizbullah "does not carry out security-related activities" outside of Lebanon.
On ties with MP Walid Jumblat, the Hizbullah chief said the openness started by the Druze leader "was met with the same level of honesty."
"We will continue to bolster this relation as long as the other side is proceeding in the same direction. This is not an issue of building or winning back trust," he added.
An Nahar daily said Sunday Hizbullah sources did not deny or confirm Nasrallah”s comments as reported by New TV.