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13 Jul 2025 12:23 PM Hawat urges legal action over Shukr's call to kill Hezbollah opponents

13 Jul 2025 12:23 PM Hawat urges legal action over Shukr's call to kill Hezbollah opponents

MTV Lebanon2 days ago
MP Ziad Hawat urged today, through his X account, the Public Prosecution Office to act as soon as possible, following the statements of the deputy head of the Bekaa region in Hezbollah, Faisal Shukr, which included an explicit call for killing anyone who demands the disarmament of the party.
"Practically, he is demanding the killing of anyone who calls for the implementation of the Constitution, the Taif Agreement, international resolutions, and the cessation of hostilities agreement approved by the party itself, as well as anyone who seeks to spare Lebanon and the Lebanese the bitter cup of war once again," Hawat underlined.
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