BEIRUT: Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said on Friday his group was ready for a long confrontation with Israel, as the two sides fought another war in Lebanon which he considered “existential.” “We have prepared ourselves for a long confrontation, and God willing, they (Israelis) will be surprised on the battlefield,” Qassem said in his second televised address since the latest war began, adding that “the enemy’s threats do not frighten us.” “This is an existential battle, not a limited or simple battle.” Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war last week when the Tehran-backed militant group

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said Friday the group is prepared for a long confrontation with Israel as fighting intensifies in Lebanon, describing the...

BEIRUT: Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said on Friday his group was ready for a long confrontation with Israel, as the two sides fought another war in Lebanon which he considered…

BEIRUT: Hezbollah suffered heavy losses in a war with Israel more than a year ago, but the Shia movement has now regrouped only to end up fighting what it has called an…