Hamas emphasises Hezbollah
A senior Hamas spokesman said that Hezbollah will only intervene in the conflict between Israel and Hamas if the Palestinian group is completely eliminated from Gaza.
Ahmed Abdel Hadi, Hamas' representative in Beirut, said that Hezbollah was not yet "ready to enter the war" and would only escalate operations against Israel "if Hamas is completely defeated."
According to Sputnik, Hadi said, "Now is not the time. The red line for Hezbollah will be the complete destruction of the resistance in Gaza."
Israeli troops have clashed several times with Hezbollah fighters on the Israel-Lebanon border in recent weeks, with the organisation's second in command, Naim Qassem, saying the clashes were only "to reduce pressure on Gaza."
Other senior officials refused to say what Hezbollah's "red line" might be for further involvement, saying their response would depend on Israeli actions.
However, speaking on Saturday, Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah claimed that the organisation had "stepped up" its activities and said there had been an improvement in operations on the front with Israel.
"There has been a quantitative improvement in the number of operations, the size and number of targets, and an increase in the type of weapons," Nasrallah said.
The Israeli army warned that it would be a "grave mistake" if Hezbollah intensified its attacks on Israeli forces, claiming that it had killed around 80 militants in recent clashes.
