Khalil Rizk, the chief of Hizbullah's foreign relations department, said in a June 17, 2024 show on Al-Manar TV (Hizbullah-Lebanon) that Hizbullah's real war is with America, not Israel. He said that the Jews' religious worship obligates them to oppress others and shed the blood of Palestinians, while Muslim worship requires seeking freedom and supporting the oppressed.
Khalil Rizk: "The Jews also have religious worship. But today, in Israel, when a Jew is standing in front of the Wailing Wall, his worship instructs him to oppress people, to shed the blood of the Palestinians, and to drive these people out of Palestine. This is his worship. My worship tells me other things. It tells me to seek freedom and independence, to support the oppressed, and to stand by these nations, even if they do not follow the same religion as ours.
[…]
"I wrote a research paper that I hope will be read [by the opponents of Hizbullah]. It was published. It sums up our entire conflict with the Israeli enemy. I can say that the war today… Let me assume the role of the interviewer and ask you a question. I would like to ask all the people, and especially those [opponents]: Is this war now with Israel? My answer is that this is not a war with Israel. Israel is merely a tool. The main war, the real war, is with America."