Hezbollah: We will force Lebanese government to reverse ban on our military activities

A member of the Hezbollah’s political council, Wafiq Safa, said the group would force the Lebanese government to reverse its decision to ban its military activities.

Speaking in a press interview, Safa said: “We will force the government to backtrack on the decision to ban the party’s military activities after the war, regardless of the method.”

He added that President Joseph Aoun’s position differs from that of Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, and communication with the president is ongoing.

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Safa said there would be “surprises”, particularly involving attack drones, adding that the group is prepared for a long war.

He also said the priority now is to stop the war, implement any agreement, secure the return of detainees, and then return to what he described as a “mechanism”.

He concluded: “We will not bring down the government in the streets for now, but after the war there will be a different agenda with the government, and we may resort to the street.”

The remarks come as the conflict enters its 23rd day, with continued exchanges of missile and drone strikes between Iran and a US-Israeli alliance, amid rising tensions across the Middle East.

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