Hizbullah Criticizes U.N. Chief Report over Implementation of 1559
Hizbullah senior official Mohammed Yazbek criticized on Saturday U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon's 16th semi-annual report on the implementation of 1559, saying that the party is defending Lebanon's national unity.
“They are demanding to dismantle the resistance so that Israel remains” safe, Yazbek said.
Ban said in his report that Hizbullah's Iranian-made drone that penetrated Israel on October 6, considering it a clear violation of U.N. Security Council resolution 1559 as it can destabilize the situation in Lebanon and the region.
“For those who are demanding the disarmament of Hizbullah... We remind them that we are giving our blood to maintain this country's honor and unity,” Yazbek pointed out.
He noted that Hizbullah is exerting effort to resume the all-party talks that preserve the nation.
However, Yazbek said that “some officials insist on returning to the past.”
The March 14-led opposition rejects attending the national dialogue before the government resigns and demands the formation of a neutral salvation cabinet as the only way to defuse the tension caused by the assassination of Internal Security Forces Intelligence Bureau chief Wissam al-Hasan on October 19.
Lebanon's political crisis worsened last month after the coalition blamed Miqati's cabinet for Hasan's killing in a car bomb blast in Beirut’s Ashrafiyeh district.
However, the March 8 camp rejects the formation of a new cabinet on allegations that there's no alternative.
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