Prime Minister Nawaf Salam: We are banning the military activities of Hezbollah and instructing the security agencies to prevent any military operations or rocket launches from Lebanese territory, and to arrest those responsible
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Prime Minister Nawaf Salam: We are banning the military activities of Hezbollah and instructing the security agencies to prevent any military operations or rocket launches from Lebanese territory, and to arrest those responsible
  • Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    10·
    2 months ago

    Ok, how are you going to do that?

    The reality is that Hezbollah is not some unpopular rogue terrorist operation, thy’re more a parallel state with large grass roots support from the shiah population in southern Lebanon who view them as the only protection from Israel. Any attempt to disarm them will result in a civil war which Lebanon doesn’t want.

  • CocaineShrimp@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    39·
    2 months ago

    Oh, NOW it’s a problem? Ffs - this is part of the reason why everything is going tits-up. Maybe you should have done something EARLIER

    • NOT_RICK@lemmy.worldEnglish
      13·
      2 months ago

      The Lebanese government wasn’t really in a position to be able to dislodge Hezbollah from southern Lebanon previously, as far as I can tell. Now that Iran is in chaos they may see this as an opening to make the attempt.

    • yesman@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      2 months ago

      Lebanon’s relationship with Hezbollah is complicated. As in Hezbollah has assassinated Lebanese PM’s for in the past for trying to control Hezbollah.

      Maybe Hezbollah’s weakness has something to do with the timing, you think?