MP says Hezbollah to take Lebanese interest into account in response against Israel

A Hezbollah lawmaker has said that his group will take the Lebanese interest into consideration in any response against Israel over its assassination of Hezbollah military chief Fouad Shukur.

Addressing Hezbollah supporters, MP Ali Fayyad said: “We call on you to have confidence in God Almighty’s will and in the wisdom of the resistance that it managing this battle.”

He added that the group takes into account “the Lebanese special situations, the higher national interests and the interests of our people and society.”

“At a time we are insisting not to allow any breach of rules by the enemy to go unpunished, no matter the consequences, we are also acting under the ceiling of the interests of our people and country,” Fayyad went on to say.