Hezbollah’s leader threatened to bomb Tel Aviv if Israel bombs Beirut. Sheik Hassan Nasrallah made the threat Thursday in comments aired on Lebanese television. An Israeli defense official told Reuters in response that if Hezbollah strikes Tel Aviv, Israel will attack Lebanese infrastructure targets.
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