BEIRUT: Head of Lebanon’s Hezbollah met top leaders of Palestinian factions Hamas and Islamic Jihad and discussed what their alliance must do to “Achieve real victory for resistance”, Hezbollah said.

Part of an Iran-backed regional alliance, heavily armed Hezbollah has had daily exchanges of fire with Israeli forces along Israeli-Lebanese frontier since war broke out between Israel and Hamas on October 7.

Meeting involved Hezbollah’s Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Hamas Deputy Chief Saleh al-Arouri and Islamic Jihad chief Ziad al-Nakhala, Hezbollah said in statement. It did not say when meeting took place.

“An assessment was made of international positions being taken and what parties of Axis of Resistance must do to realise real victory for resistance in Gaza and Palestinian and to halt brutal aggression,” Hezbollah said.

“There was agreement on continuing coordination.” Hezbollah announced that two more of its fighters had been killed, increasing death toll in its ranks to 40 fighters since start of conflict.

Published in The Daily National Courier, October, 26 2023

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