( CNN ) -- Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah repeated his stance that Israel was behind the killing of Lebanon 's former prime minister six years ago and slammed the U.N.-backed court for sowing discord in Lebanon . `` The tribunal was established for an obvious political goal , and no one is allowed to investigate Israel , '' he said on Lebanese TV Saturday , explaining his position on the Special Tribunal for Lebanon 's indictments in connection with the 2005 attack , which left Rafik Hariri and 22 others dead . `` Instead of investigating with Israel , they cooperated with Israel . '' The tribunal submitted to Lebanese authorities a sealed indictment and arrest warrants this week for an unknown number of suspects . A highly placed source in the Lebanese Army told CNN the four include Mustafa Badreddine , Hasan Oneisa , Salim Ayyah and Asad Sabra -- all Hezbollah members . Many Lebanese believe the killing revolved around the controversies over Syria 's role in Lebanon , occupied at the time by Syrian troops , and the Damascus government 's strong political influence in Lebanon . Many Lebanese believe Hariri wanted the Syrians to withdraw from Lebanon and lessen Syria 's influence , and many suspect that Syria and its ally Hezbollah went after Hariri because of his stance on this issue . Hezbollah is a Shiite political faction in Lebanon that provides social services to its constituents . It has long been regarded as a terrorist organization by the United States and as an ally of Iran . It has had longstanding animosity toward the tribunal , based on the expectation that some of its members would be indicted as conspirators in Hariri 's assassination . Nasrallah has accused the group 's arch-enemy Israel of the assassination . Nasrallah also criticized the Special Tribunal for Lebanon , which issued the indictments , for sowing discord . `` We can not cancel the tribunal because the tribunal was created by the U.N. Security Council that is ruled by the American will , '' he told viewers of al-Manar , the Lebanese TV station affiliated with Hezbollah . `` The most dangerous goal of this tribunal is to create strife , a civil war in Lebanon , or especially a division between the Sunni and Shiite in Lebanon . '' A U.N. source familiar with the tribunal said the people indicted include alleged perpetrators on the ground . Badreddine -- who is the brother-in-law of Imad Mughniyeh , a former Hezbollah commander who was assassinated in Syria in 2008 -- is reported to be a member of Hezbollah 's advisory council . Two additional lists of indictments are expected later this summer and are expected to include the organizers and planners of the attack , the U.N. source said . Those suspected connections of Hezbollah and the Syrian government to the killing have raised tensions in the country , stoking fears of sectarian conflict erupting in the ethnically and religiously diverse nation , which endured a civil war from 1975 to 1990 . Syria had thousands of troops in Lebanon and great influence in the country until mass protests after Hariri 's assassination , known as the Cedar Revolution , forced their withdrawal . Syria has denied any involvement in the assassination . Another result of the anger toward the attack was the creation of the tribunal . The United Nations and the Lebanese Republic negotiated an agreement on the establishment of the body , based in the Netherlands .
Hezbollah 's slogan : ` ` No one is allowed to leave Israel '' Four group members were indicted in connection with the killing , a source told CNN . Nasrallah says the group 's goal is to sow Sunni - Shiite hatred .