Hezbollah chief Sheikh Naim Qassem has called on Saudi Arabia to "open a new page" after years of tension and animosity, saying that the weapons of the Iran-backed group are directed toward Israel and not the oil-rich kingdom.

Qassem's comments came in the wake of rising regional tensions following this month's Israeli strike on energy-rich Qatar, a neighbor of Saudi Arabia. The Sept. 2 strike hit the headquarters of Hamas' political leadership killing six people.