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Laila Bassam and Maya Gebeily

Hezbollah says 'ready' to act if Lebanon says Israel violating water rights

Lebanon's Hezbollah deputy leader Sheikh Naim Qassem attends an interview with Reuters in Beirut's suburbs, June 6, 2022. REUTERS/Aziz Taher

Hezbollah is ready to take action "including force" against Israeli gas operations in disputed waters once the Lebanese government adopts a clearer policy, the heavily armed movement's deputy leader told Reuters on Monday.

Sheikh Naim Qassem's comments came a day after a vessel operated by London-based Energean arrived off the coast to develop a gas field known as Karish.

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