News - Middle East: The Israeli regime only understands the language of force, a top official with the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has said, expressing the movement’s preparedness for “all possibilities” in the face of the occupying entity’s threats.

Vice President of the Executive Council of Hezbollah Sheikh Ali Damoush said on Friday that Israeli threats against Lebanon are worthless in the face of the “stronger than ever” resistance in the Arab country, Lebanon’s al-Manar news network reported.

“We are confident in ourselves and in our strength and we are ready for all possibilities,” Sheikh Damoush said. “It is not possible for us to remain silent about our rights.”

Tensions have been running high between Israel and Lebanon amidst setbacks in the maritime border negotiations.

According to a top Israeli source, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday rejected Lebanon’s proposed amendments to a US-drafted agreement to resolve the long-time maritime border dispute over two offshore natural gas fields.

“If Hezbollah or someone else tries to harm Karish [rig] or threaten us, the negotiations on the maritime line will stop immediately,” Israeli media quoted the source as saying.