Hezbollah threatens to resume firing at Israel if it intensifies Lebanon action

Lebanese president Joseph Aoun, left, and Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, right, meet ahead of a Cabinet meeting to discuss the disarmament of Hezbollah. Picture: Lebanese Presidency press office via AP

The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah warned on Tuesday that if Israel intensifies its military operations against his group, the Iran-backed armed faction will resume firing missiles toward Israel.

Naim Kassem’s comments came as Lebanon’s Cabinet was meeting to discuss Hezbollah’s disarmament.