Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah warned Cyprus on Wednesday of the consequences of opening its airports and bases to Israel to launch an attack on Lebanon, threatening that this would make it “part of the war.”

Nasrallah revealed information the party had received indicating that Israel, which annually conducts maneuvers in Cyprus, may use Cypriot airports and bases to attack Lebanon, in the event that Hezbollah targets Israeli airports.

Nasrallah said in a speech he delivered during a memorial service for a prominent leader in his party’s ranks, who was killed last week by Israeli fire, “Opening Cypriot airports and bases for the Israeli enemy to target Lebanon means that the Cypriot government is part of the war and the resistance will deal with it as part of the war.”

Cyprus, a small island located in the Mediterranean Sea, has close relations with both Lebanon and Israel, and is about 200 km from Lebanon and 340 km from Israel. Britain still has sovereignty over two bases in Cyprus, which was its colony based on agreements that granted the island its independence in 1960.

Nasrallah warned that no place in Israel “will be safe” from the missiles of his fighters, in the event of a war breaking out.

Nasrallah’s positions came the day after the Israeli army announced its “approval” of operational plans for an attack in Lebanon, and Israeli Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz vowed on Tuesday to eliminate Hezbollah in the event of a “comprehensive war” breaking out, in light of the continued escalation on the Lebanese-Israeli border for more than Eight months.

Nasrallah's positions were also followed by a visit by US envoy Amos Hockstein to Beirut on Tuesday, which was preceded and followed by meetings he held with Israeli officials, during which he stressed that ending the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel in a diplomatic manner and quickly is an “urgent” matter.

Nasrallah stressed that “there is a real fear” in Israel that Hezbollah will “storm the Galilee,” adding: “This is a possibility that remains present and present in the context of any war that may be imposed on Lebanon.”

The leader of Hezbollah confirmed his party's readiness, in terms of weapons and equipment. Nasrallah stressed that his party had fought with “part” of its weapons until this moment, stressing that “we obtained new weapons,” without revealing its type.

Since the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas on October 7 in the Gaza Strip, Hezbollah and Israel have exchanged bombardments on an almost daily basis. Last week witnessed an escalation on both sides following Israel's targeting of Talib Abdullah, who is considered the most prominent leader to be killed since the start of the cross-border escalation.

The escalation resulted in the deaths of at least 478 people in Lebanon, including at least 312 Hezbollah fighters and at least 93 civilians. For its part, the Israeli side announced the killing of 15 soldiers and 11 civilians.