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Nahar Net
03-07-2025
- Politics
- Nahar Net
Will Israel resume its war on Hezbollah?
by Naharnet Newsdesk 03 July 2025, 15:48 Influential diplomatic sources in Beirut have voiced concern that an Israeli strike might target Hezbollah's military infrastructure north of the Litani River in the coming weeks, with a special emphasis on the Baalbek and Hermel regions, the Nidaa al-Watan newspaper reported on Thursday. 'The potential step might be an attempt to impose a new balance of power that would weaken Hezbollah's influence and curb Iran's presence in Lebanon, paving the way for the return of negotiations with stricter conditions,' the sources added. The daily also reported that Hezbollah is still demanding reconstruction prior to the handover of its weapons.
Nahar Net
23-06-2025
- Politics
- Nahar Net
Report: State obtains guarantees from Hezbollah on staying out of war
by Naharnet Newsdesk 23 June 2025, 15:11 The statement issued Sunday morning by President Joseph Aoun was followed by 'a series of domestic and foreign contacts, especially with the Americans, that focused on keeping Lebanon away from war and abiding by neutrality,' the Nidaa al-Watan newspaper reported on Monday. Lebanon also held phone talks with the French and the U.N., the daily added, revealing that the Lebanese state 'communicated with Hezbollah to avoid intervention (in the Israel-Iran war) and obtained guarantees that there will be no participation.' The Lebanese state had received a message from U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Lisa Johnson, who asked that it be passed on to Hezbollah, according to media reports. 'Any action against any U.S. base or against U.S. interests in Lebanon will be met with a very harmful response,' the reports quoted Johnson as saying.
Nahar Net
14-06-2025
- Politics
- Nahar Net
Report: Officials act to spare Lebanon war as ceasefire committee urges arms timetable
by Naharnet Newsdesk 6 hours The warnings received by Lebanon with the start of the Israel-Iran conflict were not only passed on to Hezbollah but also to the Palestinian factions allied with it, especially Hamas and the Islamic Jihad, informed sources said. 'Their leaderships were unequivocally told that any military action from the Lebanese south, whether through rockets or any move of military nature, would be faced by a very firm and unprecedented Lebanese stance that includes taking totally unexpected political and security decisions,' the sources told the Nidaa al-Watan newspaper in remarks published Saturday. The sources revealed that these messages were relayed through several channels, most notably Army chief General Rodolphe Haykal, who 'communicated with Hezbollah after the Israeli strike on Iran and told it of the need to keep Lebanon neutral and not be dragged into a new confrontation, 'because this war is not our war.'' Haykal also called on Hezbollah to 'abide by the official stance that stresses that the decisions of war and peace are in the hands of the state.' Nidaa al-Watan added that the five-party ceasefire committee has 'advised Lebanon to lay out a timetable for the handover of weapons to avoid the worse, telling it that the international community will not overlook this matter.' 'Through taking practical steps requested from it, Lebanon can fend off the specter of war, because Israel is insisting to put an end to every threat targeting it, while one of the international community's conditions for helping Lebanon is extending state's authority and collecting all illegal weapons,' the daily quoted the ceasefire committee as saying. Lebanese officials meanwhile told the newspaper that Lebanon has carried out contacts with foreign powers in order to avoid war, specifically with the U.S. and France, and that 'an agreement was reached on Lebanon's neutrality.' Moreover, political authorities gave the Lebanese Army a green light, especially in south Lebanon, and a state of maximum alert was declared as Hezbollah 'responded positively' to the request for staying out of the conflict, Lebanese officials told the daily. 'These messages came under direct supervision from senior state officials in parallel with international and regional coordination to spare the Lebanese front involvement in the open inferno,' the sources added.
Nahar Net
14-06-2025
- Politics
- Nahar Net
Report: Officials act to spare Lebanon war as ceasefire committee urges arms timetable
by Naharnet Newsdesk 14 June 2025, 12:33 The warnings received by Lebanon with the start of the Israel-Iran conflict were not only passed on to Hezbollah but also to the Palestinian factions allied with it, especially Hamas and the Islamic Jihad, informed sources said. 'Their leaderships were unequivocally told that any military action from the Lebanese south, whether through rockets or any move of military nature, would be faced by a very firm and unprecedented Lebanese stance that includes taking totally unexpected political and security decisions,' the sources told the Nidaa al-Watan newspaper in remarks published Saturday. The sources revealed that these messages were relayed through several channels, most notably Army chief General Rodolphe Haykal, who 'communicated with Hezbollah after the Israeli strike on Iran and told it of the need to keep Lebanon neutral and not be dragged into a new confrontation, 'because this war is not our war.'' Haykal also called on Hezbollah to 'abide by the official stance that stresses that the decisions of war and peace are in the hands of the state.' Nidaa al-Watan added that the five-party ceasefire committee has 'advised Lebanon to lay out a timetable for the handover of weapons to avoid the worse, telling it that the international community will not overlook this matter.' 'Through taking practical steps requested from it, Lebanon can fend off the specter of war, because Israel is insisting to put an end to every threat targeting it, while one of the international community's conditions for helping Lebanon is extending state's authority and collecting all illegal weapons,' the daily quoted the ceasefire committee as saying. Lebanese officials meanwhile told the newspaper that Lebanon has carried out contacts with foreign powers in order to avoid war, specifically with the U.S. and France, and that 'an agreement was reached on Lebanon's neutrality.' Moreover, political authorities gave the Lebanese Army a green light, especially in south Lebanon, and a state of maximum alert was declared as Hezbollah 'responded positively' to the request for staying out of the conflict, Lebanese officials told the daily. 'These messages came under direct supervision from senior state officials in parallel with international and regional coordination to spare the Lebanese front involvement in the open inferno,' the sources added.
Nahar Net
05-06-2025
- Politics
- Nahar Net
Salam says only opponents are those who refuse to abide by ministerial statement
by Naharnet Newsdesk 4 hours Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Thursday that his only opponents are those who refuse to abide by the ministerial statement which vowed a state monopoly on arms. Although Hezbollah MP Mohammad Raad said Wednesday after a Hezbollah delegation's meeting with Salam that his party is keen on permanent understanding and accord with Salam and all components in the country, Salam seemed to refer to Hezbollah by those refusing to abide by the ministerial statement. Salam's comments came during a chat with journalists at the Grand Serail. "I am committed to good relations based on mutual respect with all political components in the country, and I have no opponent except those who refuse to abide by the ministerial statement," Salam told local Nidaa al-Watan newspaper, accusing Hezbollah, according to the daily, of a "populist" campaign against him that will not succeed in dissuading his government from implementing its reform program. Nawaf said he had visited Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Ain al-Tineh to urge him to call for an extraordinary session to accelerate the pace of reforms. In a speech Wednesday, Salam said there will be no stability in Lebanon without a complete Israeli withdrawal and without the reconstruction of what was destroyed by the Israeli aggression but added that Hezbollah must disarm. "There can be no security or safety without the state's monopoly on arms and without the state's full control of war and peace decisions," Salam said, adding that "these are non-negotiables". "We may have been very late but there will be no drawing back from now on."
