Hezbollah Has ‘Right’ To Fight, Lebanon Says
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BEIRUT — Lebanon’s new government has recognized Hezbollah’s “right” to fight Israel, a move that politicians fear could pave the way for war.
Hezbollah, the self-styled “resistance movement” which America and Britain consider a terrorist organization, could effectively receive official approval for its weaponry in southern Lebanon.
This may total about 30,000 missiles. The new weapons will be held in readiness to strike Israel, possibly in retaliation for any American attack on Iran, Hezbollah’s chief paymaster. Such a move breaches United Nations resolution 1701, which ended the last war with Israel in 2006 by demanding Hezbollah’s disarmament.
