Hezbollah chief says Israel 'wanted to kill 5000 humans in two minutes'

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said in his first televised speech since the pager and walkie-talkie explosions that Israel intended to kill at least 5000 people on Tuesday and Wednesday.

"In one minute on Tuesday, the enemy intended to kill more than four thousand people, assuming they are Hezbollah youths," he said.

"This is separate from those who could be killed incidentally, around them." 

"This is their scale of criminality," he added.

"They wanted to kill at least five thousand humans in two minutes," he said, referring to the two waves of attacks on Tuesday and Wednesday.