Sayyed Nasrallah: The red line is the Israeli extraction of gas in Karish

BEIRUT, Sept. 18 (YPA) – Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah reiterated on Saturday a warning to the Israeli enemy, saying that the Lebanese resistance’s eyes and missiles are on Karish, the disputed gas field between Lebanon and the Zionist entity.

Addressing Hezbollah mourning ceremony held in Baalbek on Arbaeen (occasion marking 40 days on martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein), Sayyed Nasrallah stressed that Hezbollah’s red line is the start of oil and gas extraction in Karish.

Sayyed Nasrallah reiterated that extracting the oil and gas off Lebanese shore is a golden chance to cope with the current economic crisis.

“We won’t allow the Israeli enemy to extract oil and gas from Karish before restoring Lebanon’s legitimate rights.”

The Israeli officials said that the extraction will take place in September but they delayed the process, the Lebanese resistance leader stated.

“Hezbollah’s red line is the start of the Israeli extraction of gas in Karish.”

He revealed that Hezbollah has recently delivered a strong message to the Zionist entity, warning behind the scenes that the Tel Aviv Regime will be facing a real trouble in case it started gas extraction in the disputed field.

“Our aim is to enable the Lebanese government from investing in its maritime wealth, and this issue is not related to any affair,” Sayyed Nasrallah said, responding to accusations that Hezbollah has been trying to relate the maritime border talks to Iran nuclear deal talks.

He affirmed that all threats made by Israeli officials “won’t turn a hair” of Hezbollah, saying that both ‘Israel’ and US knows very well that the Lebanese resistance is adamant regarding threats he made on the maritime border affair.

Sayyed Nasrallah noted that Hezbollah has been calm in the latest weeks in a bid to give opportunity for talks, but stressed that the “eyes and missiles are on Karish.”

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