Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah said that “Saudi Arabia has asked Israel to strike Lebanon,” speaking in a televised speech from Beirut, Friday.
He added that Saudi Arabia is “ready to offer tens of billions of dollars for this purpose.”
Nasrallah went on to claim that rumours of former Lebanese Prime Minister being on house arrest in Saudi Arabia are “a certainty.”
“[Saad al-Harir] was forced to resign, read a statement that they wrote, and then the Prime Minister of Lebanon is held on house arrest and prevented from returning [to his country,” Nasrallah stated.
He also noted that “Over the past few years, the Yemenis have become highly capable of manufacturing rockets,” adding that “hey are producing unmanned aircrafts, and will include these aircrafts in the options to consider using in the war.”
Last Saturday, Hariri announced his resignation on Saturday in an unexpected declaration made from Saudi Arabia, citing an alleged plot to assassinate him. On Thursday, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait urged their citizens to stay out of Lebanon.
Transcript:
SOT, Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah Secretary General (Arabic): “[Saad al-Harir] was forced to resign, read a statement that they wrote, and then the Prime Minister of Lebanon is held on house arrest and prevented from returning [to his country]. At this point, this is a certainty.”
W/S Members of audience *CUTAWAY*
SOT, Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah Secretary General (Arabic): “Saudi Arabia has asked Israel to strike Lebanon. It is ready to offer tens of billions of dollars for this purpose.”
M/S Members of audience *CUTAWAY*
SOT, Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah Secretary General (Arabic): “Over the past few years, the Yemenis have become highly capable of manufacturing rockets. When Abdelmalek al-Houthi, this courageous, honourable leader, says that they are producing unmanned aircrafts, and will include these aircrafts in the options to consider using in the war, they don’t believe it. They belittle him saying ‘these aircrafts where brought from Iran.’ No, you should believe him. And make plans based on that.”
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