Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said on Saturday that Syria's new rulers, who ousted the Lebanese armed group's ally, Bashar al-Assad, should not establish ties with neighbouring Israel.

‘Don’t normalise ties with Israel’: Hezbollah to Syria’s new rulers after Assad’s ouster

"We hope that this new party in power will see Israel as an enemy and not normalise relations with it," Qassem said in a televised speech, his first public remarks since Islamist-led rebels toppled Assad, who had Hezbollah's military support during the civil war that began after a 2011 crackdown on anti-government protests.



Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday (Dec 6) warned that the recent rebel offensive in Syria against President Bashar al-Assad could threaten the stability of the entire Middle East.

Iran warns of 'great threat' to West Asia as Syrian rebels storm key cities, threaten Assad’s rule

Rebel groups and the government are amassing their fighters for the battle to keep hold of Aleppo city

Hundreds join crucial battle for Syria's Aleppo

The Syrian regime has sent in hundreds of reinforcements after rebel forces announced all-out effort to take the country's second city

Govt, opposition amass fighters for 'great battle of Aleppo'