Former MP Walid Jumblatt received a phone call from US envoy to the Middle East Amos Hochstein who expressed his concern over the developments on the southern Lebanon front in light of the Majdal Shams incident.
Jumblatt stressed “the need to immediately stop the Israeli aggression on Palestine and Lebanon.”
He highlighted that there was “no difference between the martyrs in southern Lebanon, the Golan and Palestine who fall as a result of this [Israeli] aggression,” noting that he will “continue the efforts to try not to expand the war within what is available.”
He warned of the Israeli enemy’s long-standing efforts to ignite strife and fragment the region, urging vigilance alongside the Resistance and all resistors facing Israeli criminality and occupation.
The former MP also expressed the need for an immediate cessation of aggression and shooting and called for unity in Lebanon, Palestine and the Golan to avoid falling into “Israel’s trap of incitement and division.”
He extended condolences and sympathy to the families of the victims and the people of the Golan.
For his part, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri asserted on Saturday that “the resistance’s denial of involvement in the recent incident in Majdal Shams in the occupied Golan confirms Lebanon’s commitment and non-responsibility for the event.”
During a call with the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Berri confirmed that despite the violations of the provisions of Resolution 1701, Lebanon and its resistance remain committed to this resolution and the rules of engagement that prohibit targeting civilians.
Berri emphasized that Lebanon, particularly its southern villages and border areas, has been subjected to continuous Israeli aggression for over nine months. He highlighted that the Israeli military, using internationally prohibited weapons such as white phosphorus, has targeted civilians, agricultural areas, emergency crews and media personnel.
Furthermore, the Lebanese government issued a statement condemning all acts of violence and attacks against civilians, calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities on all fronts. The statement stressed that “targeting civilians is a flagrant violation of international law and contradicts the principles of humanity.”
Moreover, Druze leader of the Arab Unification party Wiam Wahab wrote on X, “Our blood is not cheap, and we demand an independent investigation involving the United Nations to reveal the circumstances of the massacre in Majdal Shams.”
To recall, Israeli emergency services announced on Saturday that rocket fire from Lebanon into the Golan Heights in northern Israel had left 11 people dead and 34 injured, including seven children in critical condition.
The Israeli army accused Hezbollah of firing a rocket at Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights, which the pro-Iranian group had denied.
