Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Naim Qassem has appealed to Saudi Arabia to mend relations with the Lebanese armed group and build a common front against Israel.

The remarks by the Hezbollah chief on Friday come as Israel has launched more attacks on the south of Lebanon.

Qassem urged Saudi Arabia to open a “new page” with Hezbollah, based on three principles: dialogue to resolve disputes and address concerns, recognition that Israel – and not “the resistance” – is the enemy, and “freezing of past disagreements”.

He stressed that the resistance’s weapons are aimed solely at Israel, “not Lebanon, not Saudi Arabia, and not any other place or party in the world”.

Qassem warned that pressure on the resistance only benefits Israel, and that if it were eliminated, “the turn will come for the o

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