Hizbullah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah reiterated his promise on Wednesday to avenge the assassination of his deputy Imad Mughniyeh, for which he blames Israel. Mughniyeh, the Hizbullah operations chief, was killed in a Damascus car bombing in February. Israel has denied involvement in the incident. The editor of the Lebanese newspaper Al Akhbar Ibrahim al-Amin quoted Nasrallah as saying "We have not abandoned our commitment to avenge the assassination, nor have we abandoned the big surprise that awaits our enemies." According to the report, Nasrallah made the remarks during a Hezbollah leadership meeting several days ago