Nasrallah to Tackle Latest Political Developments during Speech Tuesday
Hizbullah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah is scheduled to make a televised appearance on Tuesday night.
Hizbullah's al-Manar television said that his speech, set for 8:30, will tackle the latest political developments.
The speech comes amid frequent reports that members of the party are involved in the unrest in Syria, especially in the border town of al-Qusayr where it is combating Syrian rebels.
Rebel activists stated on Saturday that six Hizbullah members were killed in battles in Reef al-Qusayr near the Lebanese border.
These claims were confirmed by the municipalities of southern towns that released images of the dead.
Lebanese and western officials have warned of the dangers of Hizbullah's fighting in Syria alongside regime forces.
Salafist clerics Sheikh Ahmed al-Asir and Salem al-Rafehi had recently issued from Lebanon calls for jihad in Syria as a response to Hizbullah's involvement in the unrest.
Nasrallah's speech also comes in light of the Israeli army's announcement last week that it had intercepted on Thursday an unmanned drone that tried to infiltrate Israel's airspace.
The drone was downed a few miles off the coast of Haifa.
Hizbullah has meanwhile denied having links to the drone.
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