Israel warned Hezbollah against “terrorism” after leadership of the Iranian-backed group in Lebanon pledged support for Tehran, according to CNN.

“If there is terrorism — there will be no Hezbollah,” Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz said on X, addressing the militant group on Friday.

“The Hezbollah Secretary General has not learned from his predecessors and is threatening to act against Israel under orders from the Iranian dictator,” he added. “I advise the Lebanese proxy to be cautious and understand that Israel has lost patience with terrorists who threaten it.”

Katz’s comments come after Hezbollah’s Secretary General, Sheikh Naeem Qassem, reasserted allegiance to Iran and stressed “we are not neutral.”

“We are alongside Iran in confronting this global injustice because we stand for our independence, the liberation of our land, and the freedom of our decisions and choices,” he said.

“We express our position alongside Iran, its leadership, and its people, and we act as we see fit in confronting this brutal American-Israeli aggression.”

Hezbollah’s leadership is currently on the back foot after a 13-month border conflict with Israel spiraled into all-out war last September, before the two sides agreed to a ceasefire in November.

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At least 34 people, including two babies were killed when a contraband fuel depot exploded into flames in southern Benin near the border with Nigeria on Saturday.

According to Beninese Interior Minister Alassane Seidou, “a serious fire occurred in the town of Seme Podji. Another 20 people were seriously wounded in the incident.”

"I can't really give you the cause of the fire, but there is a large gasoline warehouse here and cars, tricycles and motorcycles come from morning to evening,” he added.

Nigeria is a main oil and gas producer where fuel smuggling is very common along its borders, particularly when the government maintains a subsidy to keep fuel prices low.

The majority of the victims were burnt and they could not be not be identified.

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