Fayyad says Hezbollah has no 'armed appearances' north of Litani

MP Ali Fayyad of Hezbollah noted Friday that "the country is at a sensitive and critical crossroads requiring everyone to act with the utmost responsibility to save it and guide it to safety.”

“This will enable us all to confront these numerous pressures and challenges, which necessitates consultation, dialogue and understanding regarding the critical issues it faces," Fayyad said.

He pointed out that "there are clear pressures, especially at this stage, pushing towards transforming the area north of the Litani River into a space for escalating tensions between the Lebanese Army, the Resistance and its support base."

He added: "We believe and trust that the Lebanese Army command possesses the wisdom, national responsibility and awareness to handle this phase with the highest degree of maturity, prudence, and responsibility. The Lebanese Army is our national army, its officers and soldiers are our sons, and we are its people. We will certainly deal with this phase in a way that prevents our enemies from achieving their goals."

Fayyad added that Hezbollah “has no armed appearances, neither in the north of the Litani River nor elsewhere, and it has no military movements that contradict with the sovereignty of the state or the movements of the Lebanese Army and its role.”

“Therefore, we call on everyone to be aware of the magnitude of the existing dangers, and to emphasize the importance of dialogue, communication and consultation, so that we prevent the enemy from turning the problem from being a problem between Lebanon and the Israeli enemy, into a problem between the Lebanese themselves," the lawmaker warned.