Nahariya (Israel), Sep 22 (AP) Hezbollah's deputy leader Naim Kassem said Sunday that his group is now in an open-ended battle with Israel and he threatened more displacement for people in Israel's north.

“We admit that we are pained. We are humans. But as we are pained, you will also be pained,” Kassem said at the funeral of top Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Akil.

Also Read | Zakir Naik, Controversial Religious Preacher, To Visit Pakistan in October at the Invitation of Shehbaz Sharif Government.

“Your economy will be destroyed...and you will not achieve your goals,” he said.

Kassem added that Hezbollah, which has lost a group of senior military leaders in recent months has “returned stronger, and the front line will witness this.”

Also Read | North Korea Sent More Trash Balloons Toward Seoul, Says South Korea, 4 Days After Similar Launch.

He said a barrage of 100 rockets fired by the group deep into Israel early Sunday was only the beginning. (AP)

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)