An Israeli security cabinet minister said, Hezbollah’s gains in the Lebanese election on Sunday show that the state is indistinguishable from the resistance party and that the Zionist occupation should not distinguish between them in any future war.

Education Minister Naftali Bennett, a rightist in the Israel’s conservative coalition government, added,“Hezbollah = Lebanon".

He also said,“The State of Israel will not differentiate between the sovereign State of Lebanon and Hezbollah, and will view Lebanon as responsible for any action from within its territory.”

Lebanon's parliamentary election was held on Sunday.

The turnout in Lebanon's parliamentary election was 49.2 percent, interior Minister Nohad Machnouk said.

The result, if confirmed by the final count, would boost Hezbollah politically.

Hezbollah and groups and individuals affiliated to it secured at least 67 seats, according to a Reuters calculation based on preliminary results for nearly all the seats that were obtained from politicians and campaigns and reported in Lebanese media.

Hezbollah's allies include the Shi'ite Amal Movement led by Nabih Berri, the Christian Free Patriotic Movement established by President Michel Aoun and other groups and individuals.