My previous blog took apart Pravda’s intentionally dishonest “Lebanon Enters War Against Israel” headline, when what actually happened was that hezbollah fired several missiles at Israel from its stronghold in southern Lebanon.
That said, I thought you might be interested in what the government of Lebanon actually felt about those missile firings.
From Yitz Goldberg’s article at Israel National News:
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announced on Monday that the government has rejected any military or security actions launched from Lebanese territory outside the framework of state institutions.
Speaking after an emergency Cabinet session at the presidential palace in Baabda, Salam said, “The state announces its absolute rejection, without any ambiguity or interpretation, of any military or security actions launched from Lebanese territory outside its legitimate institutions.”
The Cabinet session was chaired by President Joseph Aoun and attended by Salam, government ministers, and Military Chief of Staff General Rodolphe Haikal.
Salam stated that the Cabinet had decided on the “absolute rejection of any military actions outside the legitimate state institutions,” emphasizing that “the decision of war and peace rests exclusively in the hands of the state.” He added that this requires “the immediate prohibition of all security and military activities of Hezbollah, as they are outside the law, and obligating it to hand over its weapons to the Lebanese state and limit its work to the political sphere within constitutional and legal frameworks.”
The Cabinet instructed all military and security agencies to take immediate measures to prevent any military operations, rocket launches, or drone attacks from Lebanese territory and to arrest violators in accordance with applicable laws.
A little different than Pravda’s headline, wouldn’t you say? Like about 100% different.
Let’s be clear: Lebanon is no fan and no ally of Israel. But it is not in any way on board with anti-Israel terrorists using its country as a launching pad for attacks there. My guess is that, if it were able, Lebanon would be happy to expel hezbollah from its borders.
I wonder if Lebanon will, at some point, align with Israel. and ask it to help them out in that regard. Hey, you never know…
