HIZBULLAH NOT TO USE ARMS FOR POLITICAL GOALS

Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah vowed his group would not use its arms to achieve political gains, and renewed the party’s commitment to preserving Lebanese diversity in a speech  to mark the eight-year anniversary of Israel’s withdrawal from most of South Lebanon.

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June 19, 2022

Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah vowed his group would not use its arms to achieve political gains, and renewed the party’s commitment to preserving Lebanese diversity in a speech  to mark the eight-year anniversary of Israel’s withdrawal from most of South Lebanon. Nasrallah also warned against the state’s arsenal being used to settle domestic accounts. He was speaking by video link to thousands of supporters who had flocked from across Lebanon to the Raya football pitch in the Sfeir region of Beirut’s southern suburbs. He also vowed to work toward restoring unity and reconciling differences. “I promise… that we will make every effort to get over every grudge, overcome every sensitivity and surpass every wound to put our hands together to build Lebanon and be Lebanon,” he said. He also vowed to work toward restoring unity and reconciling differences.