Sadek: Majority demand state control of weapons, Hezbollah must choose its path
"The government discussion session confirmed that the majority of the MPs elected by Lebanese people demand that weapons be confined to the hands of the legitimate authority. Hezbollah must now decide whether it wants to continue controlling the state's decisions and tying them to its suicidal positions, and the presidency and government must make their decision clear: will they implement what was said in the presidential oath speech and the ministerial statement, or will they continue on the path of compromises? Two decisions that will determine Lebanon's future for many years to come."
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