Hezbollah marks 2006 war as Qassem says Hochstein's visit 'for show'
Hezbollah has issued a statement commemorating the end of the 2006 war with Israel, saying it would continue "to defend Lebanon" despite "ongoing Israeli threats and assassinations."
Hezbollah's deputy chief Sheikh Naim Qassem meanwhile said that U.S. mediator Amos Hochstein's visit Wednesday to Lebanon was "for show," although Speaker Nabih Berri, a Hezbollah ally, expressed relief over the visit.
"The Americans want to say they are doing something but there is a vacuum," Qassem told Hezbollah's Al-Manar television channel.
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