Nasrallah to Make Televised Address Thursday on Latest Developments
Hizbullah Chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah will have a televised appearance on Thursday to discuss current issues on the Lebanese and regional scenes, including rumors of a Lebanese drone crossing into Israeli airspace.
Al-Manar TV reported on Wednesday that Nasrallah will speak at 8:30 p.m. to tackle the latest developments regarding his party's alleged involvement in Syria's events.
Israeli officials announced on Saturday that a drone was shot down by Israel after it entered the country's airspace. A military official told the Israeli public radio that Hizbullah may be behind dispatching the drone.
Regarding Syria's war, activists in the Syrian province of Homs told AFP that Hizbullah is sending its members to the country in order to take part alongside government troops in fighting against rebels in the besieged town of Qusayr near the border with Lebanon.
British newspaper The Times has reported the presence of more than 1500 Hizbullah members on Syrian territories. The newspaper accused Hizbullah of backing the embattled Syrian regime with logistical assistance, fighters and equipment, as well as in training the Syrian army's snipers and passing on its expertise in guerrilla warfare to the regime's Shabiha militia.
Hizbullah has buried several martyrs in past months without elaborating on the causes of their deaths, spiking rumors that these were killed while fighting in Syria.
Source: Naharnet
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