(Reuters) - Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said he would not accept anyone dragging "the country into adventures that threaten its security and unity".
The comments are an indirect message to the Iran-backed Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.
Salam noted "serious developments" in the region and called on "all Lebanese to act with wisdom and patriotism, placing Lebanon and the Lebanese people’s interests above any other consideration".
Hezbollah has fought numerous conflicts with Israel since it was established by Iran's Revolutionary Guards in 1982.
Reuters reported on Tuesday that Israel had warned Lebanon that it would strike the country hard, targeting civilian infrastructure, including the airport, in the event that Hezbollah got involved in any U.S.-Iran war.
"I reiterate that we will not accept anyone dragging the country into adventures that threaten its security and unity," Salam said in a statement sent to Reuters.
Israel dealt a heavy blow to Hezbollah during a 2024 war, killing its leader Hassan Nasrallah along with thousands of its fighters and destroying much of its arsenal.