Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Friday Saudi Arabia had declared war on Lebanon and Hezbollah, and said Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, who resigned in a speech from Riyadh on Saturday, was being detained in Saudi, Reuters reported.

In a televised address Nasrallah said Hariri’s resignation was an “unprecedented Saudi intervention” in Lebanese politics and called for Hariri to return to Lebanon. He said Lebanon’s government was still legitimate and had not resigned. 

According to Nasrallah, they have information that Saudi Arabia has demanded that Israel strike Lebanon in exchange for tens of billions of dollars. He noted that according to the obtained information, Israel was considering the offer of Riyadh.

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, announced his resignation in Riyadh on November 4.

In a speech broadcast by the Saudi Al-Arabiya channel, he accused the Shiite movement Hezbollah and Iran of inciting hatred both in Lebanon and in Arab world adding that he found out an attempt to assassinate him.

President of Lebanon Michel Aoun said he would wait for the return of the politician to explain his resignation. The leader of the Hezbollah movement, Hassan Nasrallah said that the reason for the resignation should be looked in Saudi Arabia and the Iranian Foreign Ministry called Hariri’s accusations groundless.