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Al Jazeera English - Middle East - Hezbollah vows to boost arsenal
Seems to be a sunny day in Lebanon.
Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah group, has vowed to continue to build up its arsenal to protect the country against Israeli aggression.
"The ongoing Israeli threat forces the resistance to continue to boost its capacity ... in order to fulfil its role in liberating occupied territory," he said on Monday in a rare news conference to present Hezbollah's new political manifesto.
"The Israeli threat ... calls for Lebanon to have a defence strategy built on the presence of a popular resistance that helps to defend the country against Israeli aggression and a national army that protects the country and its stability."
US threat'
Nasrallah accused George Bush, the former US president, of having turned the US into a threat for the rest of the world.
:dohIsrael denounced
In presenting Hezbollah's 32-page political manifesto, Nasrallah ruled out any chance of ever recognising Israel and insisted on the right of the Palestinians to reclaim their homeland.
Seems to be a sunny day in Lebanon.