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Hezbollah Chieftain Warns Israel of 'Open War'

Posted Feb 14, 08 3:09 PM CST in World    Most Covered

(Newser) – The leader of the terrorist group Hezbollah said today that the assassination of one of its commanders amounted to a declaration of “open war” by Israel, NPR reports. "Zionists, if you want this type of open war then let the whole world hear: let it be an open war," Hassan Nasrallah told a funeral gathering for Imad Mughniyeh, killed Tuesday in Syria.

Israel has denied killing Mughniyeh, although he had long been targeted by it, and the US, for his long, high-profile list of terrorist violence—including the 1983 bombing of a US Marine barracks in Lebanon, Reuters reports. Israel’s embassies have been put on high alert, interpreting Nasrallah’s threat as a drive to attack Israeli or Jewish targets around the world.

Sources NPR, Reuters

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Lebanese Shiite clerics listen to Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, who makes a speech to the crowd through a giant screen, during the funeral procession of the slain top commander Imad Mughniyeh,...   (Associated Press)
Hezbollah's chief Hassan Nasrallah speaks from in a videotaped message broadcast over a giant screen in Beirut, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008 at the funeral for slain top Hezbollah commander Imad Mughniyeh....   (Associated Press)
Hezbollah fighters parade during the funeral procession of Hezbollah top commander Imad Mughniyeh, in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008. Hezbollah's chief on Thursday vowed...   (Associated Press)
Hezbollah's chief Hassan Nasrallah speaks in a videotaped message broadcast over a giant screen in Beirut, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008 at the funeral for slain top Hezbollah commander Imad Mughniyeh. Hezbollah's...   (Associated Press)
Hamas Political leader Khaled Mashaal delivers a speech at an eulogy held by Syrian-based Palestinian factions in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Thursday Feb.14, 2008 for Hezbollah military leader...   (Associated Press)
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