Sayed Hasan Nasrollah on Martyrs Day

Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, has warned that his group will "cut off the hand" of anyone who tries to arrest members of his Shia movement over the 2005 assassination of Rafiq al-Hariri, Lebanon's former prime minister.

"Whoever thinks the resistance could possibly accept any accusation against any of its jihadists or leaders is mistaken - no matter the pressures and threats," Nasrallah said on Thursday.

"The hand that attempts to reach [our members] will be cut off," he added, prompting thunderous applause from hundreds of his party supporters gathered in a stadium in the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburb of Beirut.

The Hezbollah chief held his speech, aired via closed-circuit television, to mark the group's Martyr's Day.

The Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), a UN-backed investigation into al-Hariri's murder, is reportedly set to issue an indictment soon that will implicate high-ranking members of Hezbollah as being involved in his death.

Nasrallah, whose party fought and won a devastating war with Israel in 2006, said his movement would defend itself against any accusation through whatever means it found appropriate.

"Whoever thinks that the resistance will not defend itself and its honour against any accusation or attack by whatever means it finds appropriate in agreement with its allies in Lebanon is mistaken," he said.

Prepared for war

Nasrallah, who has not appeared in public for more than two years, also said his movement - the most powerful military and political force in the country - was ready for another round with Israel, its arch-foe.

"We await the day the indictment will be released," he said. "We are ready for any Israeli war on Lebanon and will again be victorious, Inshallah [God willing].

"Whoever thinks that threatening us with another Israeli war will scare us is mistaken.

"On the contrary, whoever speaks of another war is bearing good news and not threatening us."

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[moudyb3albake]

@Eldonstromberg1 youre one extremely ignorant person. go learn about Islam before writing this nonsense. and btw its the other way around ;) you converting to us my friend .

[Eldonstromberg1]

Martyrs can ONLY gain entrance into paradise through a religious experience. There is no saving a political martyr! Governments can't let a person into Paradise. Also, where to the women go when they die?? to paradice to be sexual toys for the men? Makes lots of sense. I can see why there are over 5 million converts from Islam to Christianity every year; in fact, the number rises each year by 1 million. People are much more educated now.

[ra3edsilsal]

Thanks for your nice work!

labbayka ya Nasrallah!