Hezbollah denied Friday media reports saying it had promised Russia not to retaliate against Israeli raids on targets within Syrian territories.
“[The] alleged pledge from Hezbollah to Russia not to respond to the Israeli raids against targets inside Syria... is absolutely baseless and falsified,” a statement from Hezbollah’s media office said.
Several Israeli surface-to-surface missiles struck areas surrounding the Mazzeh air base outside Damascus Wednesday overnight without causing any casualties.
The attack was the third time in eight days that Israel targeted positions near Damascus.
Israel also conducted airstrikes Tuesday on Zabadani, west of Damascus, where Hezbollah maintains a considerable armed presence.
It remains unclear whether the strikes targeted Hezbollah or Syrian rebels.
The Israeli army published on Twitter Tuesday a detailed map claiming to display a target bank of Hezbollah’s positions in Lebanon, particularly in southeastern Lebanon.
Hezbollah chief Sayed Hasan Nasrallah will give a speech Friday at 8:30 p.m. in which he is expected to address local and regional issues.
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