A man on his moped flashes the V-sign for victory as he stops in front of a giant billboard depicting the late Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei C), and Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, with Arabic writing that reads: "Thank you Iran", in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs. AFP
"Hezbollah expresses its profound gratitude" to Iran's leaders, forces and people "for their steadfast support of Lebanon, its people and its resistance, and for their insistence that Lebanon be included in any understanding leading to the cessation of war", the group said in a statement.
Hezbollah warned that the group "will not accept any aggression that violates its country's sovereignty or spills the blood of its people", vowing it would "remain committed to Lebanon's legitimate and unwavering right to defend its land, people and sovereignty until a full (Israeli) withdrawal is achieved and the prisoners are returned".
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