The secretary-general of the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah said the Israeli military’s 33-day war on Lebanon in the summer of 2006 was aimed at creation of a new Middle East region, warning the Tel Aviv regime against any new attack on the Arab country.

Axar.az reports citing Tasnim.

“The Israeli military was simply a tool in the 2006 war against Lebanon, as the military campaign had been orchestrated by the United States. Among the objectives of the war were putting an end to the presence of (Hezbollah) resistance (movement) in Lebanon, toppling the Syrian government, and defeating Iran in the region,” Seyed Hassan Nasrallah said in a televised speech broadcast live from the southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil on Friday evening.

Nasrallah also highlighted that Hezbollah does not intend to remove anyone from the political arena in Lebanon, calling on politicians and people from all walks of the Lebanese society to join forces and address lingering corruption in the country.