In Rattling Sabers at Cyprus, Is Hezbollah’s Terror Chieftain Also Threatening London?

A significant portion of the island nation just 40 minutes from Tel Aviv by plane is technically still British territory.

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Hezbollah supporters watch a speech given by Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on a screen during a ceremony to commemorate the death of senior Hezbollah commander Taleb Sami Abdullah, 55, who was killed last week by an Israeli strike in south Lebanon, in the southern Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh, Lebanon, June 19, 2024. Bilal Hussein/AP

Whether the Hezbollah terror chief, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, is feeling “distressed” at the moment is anybody’s guess, but threats to Cyprus he made in a speech on Wednesday marked a clear escalation in regional tensions. 

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