Hezbollah chief says group ready for ‘long confrontation’ with Israel

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

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