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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem and Helena Smith in Athens

Hezbollah leader: Cyprus will be target if it lets Israel use its territory in conflict

A screen showing Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's televised address as a room full of people watch
Nasrallah spoke at a memorial for Taleb Sami Abdallah, the most senior Hezbollah commander to be killed by Israel since cross-border exchanges began on 8 October. Photograph: Mohamed Azakir/Reuters

The leader of Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, warned of a war “without rules or ceilings” in the event of a full-scale Israeli offensive against the Lebanese militia, as he threatened that Cyprus could become a target if it allowed Israel to use its territory in any conflict.

Cyprus and Israel have a bilateral defence cooperation agreement which has seen the countries conduct joint exercises.

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