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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Justin Salhani, Mat Nashed

Relief in Lebanon as Hezbollah’s Nasrallah holds off on wider Israel war

Hezbollah supporters listen to the group's chief Hassan Nasrallah on Friday, November 3, 2023 [Hussein Malla/AP Photo]

Beirut, Lebanon — Hezbollah chief Hasan Nasrallah on Friday called for a ceasefire in Gaza while holding off on announcing any broader conflict with Israel, bringing relief to Lebanon where many were fearing the prospects of war.

Nasrallah claimed that Hamas’s October 7 attack on southern Israel, which set off the current war, was carried out without Hezbollah or Iran’s knowledge, in a live televised address on Friday.

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