MP urges state to step in, protect Lebanon, without Hezbollah's help
As Israel kept violating a U.S.-French brokered ceasefire, weeks after it was reached, Hezbollah accused it of taking advantage of a 60-days time limit, describing the Lebanese state's efforts to stop Israel's violations as unsuccessful.
As part of the ceasefire deal, Israeli troops have 60 days to withdraw from Lebanon, while Hezbollah will have to pull its heavy weapons away from the border area to north of the Litani river.
"There are efforts (to stop Israel's violations), but they are not giving the desired result," Hezbollah MP Hassan Fadlallah said Monday.
Israel says the truce deal gives it the right to use military force against perceived ceasefire violations. It has launched near-daily strikes, mostly in southern Lebanon, that have killed at least 29 people and wounded 27 others since the ceasefire took effect on Nov. 27. Still, the shaky truce appears to be holding.
Fadlallah said that Hezbollah is following up with the Lebanese government, urging it to fulfill its duties and protect Lebanon through institutions, the Lebanese army, the UNIFIL, and the monitoring committee. The U.S.-led committee tasked to monitor the ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel also includes France, the U.N. peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon (UNIFIL), Lebanon, and Israel.
"Only our resistance can protect us," Fadlallah said, referring to Hezbollah, but went on to say that the state has a chance today to show if it can protect Lebanon without the resistance. "Go ahead, try your luck," he said.
On Monday, Israel raided a valley on the outskirts of al-Najjariyeh south of Sidon, wounding three people. Israel has carried out at least three airstrikes in the Sidon district since the ceasefire took effect. It claims its strikes target Hezbollah rockets and movements.
16 December 2024, 18:22
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Hizb support among Lebanese Shia is the same 90% support of Assad in Syria. A support based on arms, intimidation, oppression, favors, mercenaries & Useful Idiots. Take away Hizb arms and captagon/money Laundering/illegal crossing profits and Lebanese Shia will be first to hang Hizb leaders for their crimes, assassinations and million victims. Hizb bankrupted and destroyed the best country in the Middle East transforming it from the shining city on the hill into a miserable isolated beggar nation with no dignity or respect where people can’t afford food or medicine. Another indoctrinated Houthis rocket base at the service of Iran Tyrants. Anyone seeing Shia family who sought refuge in safer region recognizes the level of indoctrination and mind control. They looked, acted and dressed like Basij not Lebanese. Hizb raped Lebanese culture & childhood dreams. It is up to us to free young Shia boys and girls from Hizb child abusive system and get rid of this cancer!
16 December 2024, 18:37
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"Only our resistance can protect us" Fadlallah said
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Some protection that was, fool.. HaHaHaHa.. This coward and the rest of his block's MPs felt so protected by "their resistance", they lived in the Parliament building for two month until the ceasefire took effect.
