Hassan Fadlallah, a Hezbollah MP, said Thursday that Israel had violated the ceasefire agreement by shooting at civilians returning to their villages along the southern border with Israel.
“The Israeli enemy attacks those who return to border villages,” Mr. Fadlallah told the press after a session of Parliament.
Israeli fire, including machine guns and artillery, has been reported several times in recent hours in border villages.
Quoted by the National Information Agency (ANI, official), Mr. Fadlallah affirmed that in the event of an Israeli attack, there would be “no problem” between his party and the Lebanese army, while calling to “the extension of state authority over the entire Lebanese territory” and by reaffirming its “support” for the troops. “The decision to go to war is in the hands of the Israeli enemy. If he attacks us, we will resist,” the MP said.
These comments come as the Lebanese army begins to deploy in South Lebanon, in accordance with the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah which entered into force Wednesday morning. Hassan Fadlallah reaffirmed his support for the military institution by speaking out in favor of extending the mandate of the heads of Lebanese security agencies, including that of the commander in chief of the army, Joseph Aoun, during the session held in Parliament.
Mr. Fadlallah also underlined the importance of a “national decision to build a just and capable state”, equipped with an “army equipped with the most modern weapons, in order to confront Israeli violations”, according to the agency. .
Hassan Fadlallah, a Hezbollah MP, said Thursday that Israel had violated the ceasefire agreement by shooting at civilians returning to their villages along the southern border with Israel. “The Israeli enemy attacks those who return to border villages,” Mr. Fadlallah told the press after a session of Parliament. Israeli fire,…
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