Hezbollah Hints It Won't Disarm If Israel Still Occupies Southern Lebanon
A senior Hezbollah official has hinted that the Lebanese group will not lay down its weapons as long as Israel is occupying parts of the country.
Mohammed Daamoush made his comments in Beirut during a sermon for Friday prayers adding that Israel's occupation of five strategic hilltops and what he said were daily violations of a ceasefire aim to pressure Lebanon to normalize relations with Israel.
Daamoush said the state now controls the border with Israel and Lebanon's new government is backed by the international community and has weapons, so 'what have you done to face daily Israeli violations and aggression?'
He called on authorities to convince the public about why weapons should only be held by the state, adding: 'When there is occupation and a continuing aggression weapons should be in the hands of men and everyone should repel this occupation.'
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