None Can Disarm Hezbollah: Top Security Official
In an interview with Al-Nour Radio Station, Safa stressed what is being discussed is only the defense strategy after the Israeli enemy withdraws from all the Lebanese territories, releases the prisoners, halts hostilities and implement the UN Resolution 1701.
The defense strategy starts with providing the Lebanese Army with the needed weapons (from US, China, Russia, whatever) in order to defend the country against the Israeli aggression, according to Hezbollah's top security official.
Hezbollah official recalled the recent attacks on the eastern borders, underlining the importance of preserving the weapons.
Safa reassured the resistance supporters, 'Disregard the illogical exaggerations. There is no military power that can disarm Hezbollah.'
Safa dismissed any trend to target the Shia participation in the public institutions, stressing that the security and military appointments took place in coordination with Hezbollah and Amal Movement.
The Resistance supporters must trust Hezbollah and its command as they used to trust the Master of the Umma's Martyrs Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah.
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