Hezbollah threatens Cyprus as tensions rise with Israel

Hassan Nasrallah, the Lebanese leader

The leader of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, has threatened to target the European island of Cyprus if war breaks out between Israel and Lebanon.

"Cyprus will also be part of this war if it opens its airports and bases to Israeli forces," Hassan Nasrallah said in a televised statement.

It is the first time he has threatened Cyprus, a member of the European Union that lies on the Mediterranean Sea roughly 125 miles (200 kilometers) from Lebanon, and which has held joint military exercises with Israel since 2014 and until passed.

Nasrallah's threat came in response to Israel's warning that saw him boast of his group's growing capabilities and threaten to "shake the pillars" of Israel if "a war is imposed on Lebanon."

Tensions between Hezbollah and Israel have risen since the October 7 attacks by Hamas and the subsequent military campaign by the Israel Defense Forces in Gaza./ CNA

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