A Hezbollah official said on Friday the Lebanese armed group backed by Iran would not unilaterally launch its own attack on Israel in response to Israeli strikes on Iran.

“Hezbollah will not initiate its own attack on Israel in retaliation for Israel’s strikes,” the official told Reuters. A public statement from Hezbollah condemned Israel’s strikes and expressed full solidarity with Iran.

Hezbollah also warned Friday that Israel’s strikes on its main foreign backer Iran “threaten to ignite the region.”

The group, which fought a two-month war with Israel last year, condemned the “brutal Israeli aggression” against Iranian nuclear facilities and scientists and said Israel was “engaging in adventures that threaten to ignite the entire region.”

Earlier, Al-Hadath channel reported that Lebanese authorities have privately conveyed a stark warning to Hezbollah not to bypass the state in decisions related to war.

The group has been reportedly informed that any attempt to involve Lebanon in a confrontation unrelated to its interests will not be tolerated and will carry full responsibility for the consequences.

Lebanon has made it clear to Hezbollah that it will not allow the country to be dragged into a conflict it has no part in, the sources said, adding that responsibility for dragging Lebanon into any confrontation will fall squarely on those who act outside the state framework.