Hezbollah‘s current focus is on achieving a military victory over Israel; however, it remains receptive to any initiatives aimed at halting what it describes as “aggression,” according to Mohammad Afif, the head of the group’s media office, who spoke on Friday.

The hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah have escalated in recent weeks, with Israel conducting airstrikes in southern Lebanon, targeting Beirut’s southern suburbs and the Bekaa Valley, resulting in the deaths of several prominent Hezbollah leaders, alongside the deployment of ground forces into southern Lebanon.

Hezbollah has escalated its attacks by launching rockets further into Israeli territory.

“Tel Aviv is merely the beginning; Israel has experienced only a fraction of what is to come,” Afif stated during a televised press conference held in the southern suburbs of Beirut, with the backdrop of destroyed buildings.

“Our primary objective at this moment is to overcome the enemy and compel them to cease their aggression. Nonetheless, we welcome any political initiatives, whether internal or external, aimed at achieving a halt to hostilities, provided they align with our comprehensive strategy regarding the conflict, its context, and its outcomes.”

He refuted claims that weapons were stored in the southern suburbs of Beirut, asserting that Israel employed timed explosives to create that impression. He assured residents of the area, as well as those displaced from southern Lebanon and Bekaa, that they would soon be able to return home.