Hezbollah vowed on Monday to keep fighting Israel and said it was ready to face any ground operation into Lebanon, after its leader was killed in an air strike that dealt the group a seismic blow.

Israel’s strikes on Lebanon have killed hundreds of people over the past week

BEIRUT: Hezbollah vowed on Monday (Sep 30) to keep fighting Israel and said it was ready to face any ground operation into Lebanon, after its leader was killed in an air strike that dealt the group a seismic blow

Group is ready for any Israeli ground offensive, deputy chief Naim Qassem says in televised address.

He also announced that the new Secretary General of Lebanon's Hezbollah will be elected soon, along with new Commanders

Naim Qassem warns that the battle could last a long time

Hundreds of tanks were pictured on the northern border as fears of all-out regional war surges.

The call came as Israel struck central Beirut for the first time since the conflict escalated, killing three.

Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Monday called for a ceasefire in the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah during a meeting with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot in Beirut.

Hezbollah ready for any Israel ground offensive, says deputy

Israeli aggression on Lebanon has sparked fears of an all-out war in the Middle East