Hezbollah condemns Israel's threats against Hariri

Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah on Monday slammed Israel's threats against Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, saying they are a proof that the Jewish state intends to attack "all Lebanese factions."

Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Daniel Ayalon said on Saturday that the western-backed Hariri "will pay a heavy price in the event of any war between Israel and Lebanon".

The country's state-run National News Agency (NNA) quoted Lebanese Minister of Agriculture Hussein Hajj Hassan, who is also a member of Hezbollah's parliamentary bloc, as saying that the Israeli threats against Hariri prove that Israel aims to attack all the Lebanese, regardless of their factions.

"These threats will enhance the country's unity against Israel, " he said.

Hezbollah fought a devastating war with Israel in 2006. The Shiite group, backed by Iran and Syria, is the only Lebanese armed faction.