Hezbollah lauds Aoun's stance on Blida attack, urges govt. to 'act differently'

Hezbollah on Thursday condemned the "cold blooded" killing of a Blida municipality worker in an Israeli ground incursion, commending President Joseph Aoun for instructing the army to confront such raids.

Charging that “the Zionist aggression against our country is happening with U.S. partnership and collusion,” Hezbollah said Washington grants the green light to “every Israeli escalation and every aggression with the aim of pressuring Lebanon to implement a malicious agenda and schemes that do not serve its national interest and do not preserve its sovereignty and strength elements.”

Hezbollah also called for “supporting the army with all the necessary assets to boost its defense capabilities and provide the political cover for confronting this brutal enemy,” urging the government to “take steps that are different than what it did over the past 11 months and to shoulders its responsibilities by adopting a political and diplomatic plan to halt the attacks.”

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam meanwhile said in a statement that Lebanese authorities are “following up to pressure the United Nations and the countries sponsoring the cessation of hostilities agreement to ensure a halt to the repeated violations and the implementation of a complete Israeli withdrawal from our lands.”