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| Hezbollah to announce measures over Israeli raid |
| 2010-06-04 |
| [Al Arabiya Latest] Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has called for a mass rally in Beirut on Friday during which he will announce "serious measures" in response to Israel's deadly raid on a Gaza aid flotilla. "What happened with the 'Freedom Flotilla'... necessitates serious stances and measures," Nasrallah said in a televised speech Thursday to mark the 21st anniversary of the death of the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Nasrallah said he would "announce the position... we should all take and work for" during a rally to be held Friday evening in Hezbollah's stronghold in Beirut's mainly Shiite southern suburb. The Hezbollah chief urged "all Lebanese, Palestinians and Arabs and Muslims in Lebanon" to take part in the rally to mark their "solidarity and support for the besieged people of Gaza, for the heroes of the Freedom Flotilla who returned home alive and especially for the martyrs of the fleet." Palestinian refugees in Lebanon are also set to mark a "day of anger" on Friday in protest against the deadly raid. Eight Turks and a U.S. national of Turkish origin were killed in Monday's raid. Tensions have been rife over the past weeks between Hezbollah and Israel, which has accused the Shiite militant faction of having acquired long-range Scud missiles in preparation for a new armed conflict. Nasrallah has refused to confirm or deny the allegations but last month said his militants would bomb military, civilian and commercial ships heading to the Jewish state in the event of renewed conflict. |
| Posted by:Fred |