In a meeting on Wednesday under the chairmanship of its leader, Samy Gemayel, the Kataeb Party’s political bureau strongly condemned recent threats by Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem, who warned that any attempt to disarm his group would “spark a civil war and end life in Lebanon.”
The Kataeb reiterated their “rejection of Iran’s persistent interference in Lebanon’s internal affairs,” noting that Qassem’s remarks “echo statements by Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, whose sole objective is to safeguard Tehran’s interests.” The party also reproached Larijani for “disregarding both the will of Lebanon’s Shias and that of the Lebanese people as a whole.”
The party further stressed the need for the state to press ahead with its decision to monopolize weapons, reaffirming its support for President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, particularly regarding the withdrawal of Israeli troops that still maintain a presence in five positions along the southern border. Lebanese authorities had tasked US envoy Tom Barrack with relaying this demand to Tel Aviv.
Comments