Hezbollah Official Says Group Will Not 'Initiate' Attack on Israel after Israeli Strikes on Iran
A Hezbollah official said on Friday the Lebanese armed group backed by Iran would not unilaterally launch its own attack on Israel in response to Israeli strikes on Iran.
"Hezbollah will not initiate its own attack on Israel in retaliation for Israel's strikes," the official told Reuters. A public statement from Hezbollah condemned Israel's strikes and expressed full solidarity with Iran.
A Hezbollah official said the strikes on Iran 'threaten to ignite the region', according to AFP.
Israel attacked Iran's capital early Friday in strikes that targeted the country's nuclear program and killed at least two top military officers, raising the potential for an all-out war between the two bitter Middle East adversaries.
The strikes came amid simmering tensions over Iran's rapidly advancing nuclear program and appeared certain to trigger a reprisal.
Multiple sites around the country were hit, including Iran's main nuclear enrichment facility, where black smoke could be seen rising into the air.
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