Lebanese President Aoun Warns 'Hand That Threatens Civil Peace Will Be Cut Off'
Key Takeaways
- The hand that disrupts civil peace will be cut off; arrests and weapon seizures.
- No one in Lebanon desires a civil war.
- Aoun ties the warning to preserving civil peace and stability.
Aoun Issues Stern Warning
Aoun warned that the hand that threatens civil peace will be cut off.
“The civil-war rhetoric of Hezbollah provokes broad rejection in Lebanon”
No one in Lebanon wants the outbreak of a civil war.
More than 1,240 people have been killed and over 3,540 wounded since March 2.
Civil War Rhetoric Provokes Broad Rejection
The civil-war rhetoric of Hezbollah provokes broad rejection.
Aoun insisted that Hezbollah's weapons neither benefit the environment nor the country.
MP Ashraf Rifi called Qamati's statement empty and politically wretched.
Iranian Ambassador Defies Expulsion
Iran's ambassador was declared persona non grata but told to stay.
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The ambassador will not have diplomatic immunity and could be arrested if he exits the embassy.
Israel's FM mocked Lebanon as a virtual state occupied by Iran.
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