Supporters listen to a speech of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Feb. 16, 2024. Nasrallah on Friday said Israel will pay a heavy price for killing women and children in airstrikes on Nabatieh and al-Sawaneh in southern Lebanon, local TV channel al-Manar reported. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)
Supporters listen to a speech of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Feb. 16, 2024. Nasrallah on Friday said Israel will pay a heavy price for killing women and children in airstrikes on Nabatieh and al-Sawaneh in southern Lebanon, local TV channel al-Manar reported. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)
A supporter listens to a speech of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Feb. 16, 2024. Nasrallah on Friday said Israel will pay a heavy price for killing women and children in airstrikes on Nabatieh and al-Sawaneh in southern Lebanon, local TV channel al-Manar reported. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Friday said Israel will pay a heavy price for killing women and children in airstrikes on Nabatieh and al-Sawaneh in southern Lebanon, local TV channel al-Manar reported.
"The enemy should anticipate this response as we do not tolerate any harm to civilians," Nasrallah said in a televised speech, noting that the response would be an escalation of resistance efforts as Israel has crossed a red line by targeting civilians.
Nasrallah assured that the attacks against Israel from southern Lebanon will not stop until the conflict in the Gaza Strip ends.
According to Nasrallah, Hezbollah launched dozens of Katyusha rockets and several Falaq rockets at the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona a day earlier as an initial response to the attacks on Nabatieh and al-Sawaneh.
In his speech, Nasrallah accused the United States of the bloodshed taking place in Gaza and Lebanon, saying the weapons Israel used in these attacks come from Washington.
The Lebanon-Israel border has been witnessing increased tension after Lebanese armed group Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets toward Israel in support of the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7 last year, prompting Israel to respond by firing heavy artillery toward southeastern Lebanon.
Over the past few days, Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon have intensified, resulting in the rise of deaths among both civilians and Hezbollah fighters.
The confrontations between Hezbollah and Israel have killed 293 people on the Lebanese side, including 200 Hezbollah members and 56 civilians, according to Lebanese security sources.
