BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group said Wednesday that Israel’s strike on Qatar is a warning to oil-rich Gulf countries that they would not be spared in the future if militant groups in the region are defeated.

Naim Kassem’s comments came a day after Israel struck the Palestinian Hamas militant group’s political leadership in the capital of Qatar, whose government has been a key mediator in the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli airstrikes did not kill Hamas leaders, but five lower-ranking members and a Qatari security officer lost their lives in the strikes.

“We are on the side of Qatar that was subjected to an aggression and we also stand with the Palestinian resistance,” Kassem said. He added that the Israeli strike is part of its attempts to create

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