Berri criticizes pilot zones, says army shouldn't be put to tests
Speaker Nabih Berri on Thursday hailed the Lebanese Army and said that it should not be “put to tests” in connection with the so-called pilot zones scheme in south Lebanon.
In a statement marking Army Day, Berri said the army is the role model of unity, identity, belonging, sacrifice and loyalty, adding that it defends “the unified Lebanon that the Lebanese look for.”
Lamenting that Israel is “delineating the pilot zones with fire, killing and destruction,” the Speaker said the Lebanese Army is “the army of Lebanon and the Lebanese.”
“It is from them and for them, and the focus of their hopes in protecting sovereignty, liberating the land and its people, and preserving stability and civil peace,” Berri added.
"With you and through you we protect Lebanon, achieve its rise and complete the liberation of its land," the Speaker went on to say.
Source: Naharnet
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