Raad says Hezbollah has no choice but 'resistance', self-defense

The head of Hezbollah's parliamentary bloc Mohammad Raad vowed to continue fighting Israel "whatever the cost," on Monday, in remarks broadcast by Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV.

Defending his party, and blasting the Lebanese government, Raad said the group's goal is to "to drive the enemy out of our occupied land... And quite plainly, we have no other option to preserve honor, pride and dignity than the option of resistance."

His address came hours after President Joseph Aoun lashed out at the political party and militant group, saying it "wanted to bring about the collapse of the Lebanese state."