PSP, Hizbullah Deny Military Deployment in Mount Lebanon
Hizbullah and the Progressive Socialist Party denied on Tuesday local and Arab media reports that the latter had deployed security and military units in some areas of Mount Lebanon aimed at destabilizing the ties between the two parties.
They said in a statement: “The relations between the two sides are well and they are seeking to bolster them through constant consultation and coordination.”
“They are also seeking to tackle political issues responsibly out of their keenness on Lebanon’s stability,” it added.
Media reports stated on Tuesday that clashes broke out between the PSP and Hizbullah in the Choueifat, Deir Qoubel, and Aramoun areas.
The clashes were provoked by Hizbullah after it allegedly deployed rocket launchers in the predominantly Druze area of Aley, said the Kuwaiti al-Anbaa newspaper on Tuesday.
It was later revealed that the launchers belonged to Palestinian factions affiliated with Syria.
These alleged clashes were brought up during a meeting between Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Transportation and Public Works Minister Ghazi Aridi over the weekend, it reported.
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