Hizbullah to Israel: We Still Possess Weapons and Power despite Denial of Teir Felsay Blast
Hizbullah Deputy Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem has warned Israel that Hizbullah still possess weapons and power regardless of the Shiite group”s denial of the Israeli version of the story on the explosion that ripped through a garage in the southern Lebanese town of Teir Felsay.
"Let it be known that when we deny the Teir Felsay incident the way it was carried by Israeli media, that this does not mean that Hizbullah does not posses weapons," Qassem said.
"Thank God, weapons are available and the power is present and we are fully prepared" to fight, he added.
"Let no one believe that this issue has raised our fears and will prompt us to say that we have no weapons," Qassem threatened.
"Not at all. We say out loud that our Islamic resistance is very well armed to stand up to Israel if attacked or if it attempted to commit any folly," Qassem added.
"We are an armed resistance and not a civil resistance, although we welcome a comprehensive civilian resistance. Will Israel leave Lebanon by a political statement?
Qasssem described as a "fabricated lie" the Israeli video tape and warned that media exaggeration "serves the enemy."
He said the mere fact Israel shot footage of Lebanon was a violation of U.N. Resolution 1701 and called on the Lebanese government and Lebanon”s foreign minister to use this as evidence of Israeli violations of Lebanese airspace and "therefore must be punished for this heinous act."