Bou Habib: War on Lebanon would not be easy for Israel
Caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib has warned Israel that a war on Lebanon would not be “easy” for it and that “rockets will fall on it from all sides.”
“The Houthis are playing an international role and what they are doing is related to Gaza. Our stance is in harmony with the Arab stance and we don’t want an expansion of the war,” Bou Habib said in a TV interview.
“An internal war would ruin the country and if we were asked to choose between a regional war and a civil war we would pick the regional, because it would have an end, contrary to civil war,” Bou Habib added.
“There is a de facto situation in the South and Hezbollah is a Lebanese group that understands the country’s interest,” the minister went on to say, noting that the Lebanese government is “opposed to the launching of rockets by some non-Lebanese groups.”
Over 190 people have been killed in Lebanon during more than three months of cross-border clashes, including over 140 Hezbollah fighters and over 20 civilians, among them three journalists. In northern Israel, nine soldiers and six civilians have been killed, according to Israeli authorities.
The fighting has also displaced tens of thousands of Lebanese and Israeli residents on both sides of the border and Israel says it is keen on returning its residents to their homes even if that required a military campaign.
18 January 2024, 17:10
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Disappointing words from a Lebanese caretakerminister He sounds like a mouthpiece of Hezbollah: “rockets will fall on it from all sides.” He conveniently forgot to tell what will happen to our country. And he goes on to pick a war: "if we were asked to choose between a regional war and a civil war we would pick the regional" How about no war for others, be them Iranians or palestinians? He finishes on a high on the stupidity scale: "Hezbollah is a Lebanese group that understands the country’s interest” So, no Iranian interest? Do you need more proof of this guys stupidity? He opposes the launching of rockets by some non-Lebanese groups, indirectly saying that he endorses the launch of Hezbollah rockets. No fig leaf to hide behind now that the government themselves is heavily involved.
18 January 2024, 17:34
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Israel does not want war with Lebanon, but will have no alternative if Hezballah decides that they want a war with Israel. In this instance, what will LAF do?
19 January 2024, 00:51
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A war with anyone will only expedite the end of the Lebanese state into factions run by warlords, which may in turn bring about another civil war. The Lebanese government will be unable to stop any wave of terror imposed on the people of Lebanon.
19 January 2024, 17:08
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I mean it's already being run by warlords on sectarian basis. Actually the civil war never ended. Only the guns went quiet. We still have 2 of the biggest warlords still around one who recently retired but still meddles his socialist garbage, the other effectively runs the country by default and has made the Speakership his own fiefdom. So basically nothing changed.
