BEIRUT -- Hezbollah's head of international relations Nawaf Moussawi said that Lebanon is in need of the Shiite community because Israel is still aggressive, Kuwait's al-Qabas daily reported Monday.

The resistance is needed to end the Israeli occupation, Moussawi said in an interview to the daily, adding that Israel is "still in a continuous state of aggression even after withdrawing from Lebanese territories."

He stressed that the Lebanese army does not have enough arms to confront Israel.

He also said Hezbollah rejected the concept of liberation through peace talks.

"Liberating territories through negotiations is a useless process, Israel does not want peace but wants aggression," He added.

He ruled out Iranian funding to Hezbollah, but said "we are against the American-Israeli alliance, and we welcome anyone who joins us," pointing out that several Arab countries gave Hezbollah financial support, and "Iran gave some assistance to the Lebanese people."

Lebanese Shiite armed group Hezbollah is the strongest ally with Iran in the region, Shiites in Lebanon form a majority in number, and have been determined to keep their arms to resist Israel. -Xihnua