In Lebanon, Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has threatened Israel with “open war” following the killing of a top Hezbollah military commander. Hezbollah has accused Israel of responsibility for the car bombing that killed Imad Moughniyah in Syria earlier this week. On Thursday, Nasrallah spoke by video-link to a mass funeral in Beirut.

Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah: ’’Today, I will say one word about this crime, at this place, this time and manner. You Zionists, if you want it to be a war of this kind, then let the whole world listen, let it be an open war.”

Israel has denied involvement but welcomed the news of Moughniyah’s death. He had been wanted by Israel and the U.S. for his alleged role in several attacks on Western targets in Lebanon and abroad. The funeral took place after a large crowd held a separate rally in downtown Beirut marking the third anniversary of the killing of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.