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From the Liveblog of
Friday, October 13, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Friday, October 13, 2023
Hezbollah ‘fully prepared’ to join fight against Israel
Israelis arrive at a weapons distribution point for people allowed to carry arms, at the Ayyelet HaShahar Kibbutz, in northern Israel, near the Lebanese border on October 12, 2023. (Jalaa MAREY / AFP)
Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah movement says it is ready to join Hamas in the war against Israel when the time is right.
“We are fully prepared, and when the time comes for action, we will take it,” Hezbollah deputy chief Naim Qassem tells a pro-Palestinian rally in Beirut’s southern suburbs.
