Tarek Mitri: 'Israel does not need pretexts to continue its attacks'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : The Deputy Prime Minister also welcomed "progress in border control and the reduction of arms and drug trafficking to and from Lebanon, particularly in the Lebanese-Syrian border areas," noting the cooperation of the new Syrian authorities, with whom he coordinates relations on behalf of the Lebanese government.
50% : Reports from Israel indicate that Hezbollah is rearming and receiving financial support from Iran, at levels similar to those before the last war, which had significantly weakened the party.
49% : Following the presentation to the Council of Ministers last Thursday of the report on Hezbollah's disarmament south of the Litani River by Army Commander General Rodolph Haykal, Tarek Mitri stated that "the army's report, documented with figures, confirms its full control over the area south of the Litani River, except for regions occupied by Israel.
48% : However, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri insisted that there was no need to create a new negotiation entity, since the mechanism committee already exists, noting that negotiations with Israel, which President Joseph Aoun considers inevitable, could take place through this committee with the possible participation of civilian or military experts.
47% : 'Border control' "We had previously received indirect messages indicating that Israel wants to establish contact at the political level, but it was answered that negotiations take place at the level of the agreement mechanism and not at the political level," Mitri said.
43% : Mitri also noted that "official Lebanon, as well as Hezbollah, has respected the cease-fire, while Israel has continued its aggressions, sometimes classified as violations of the agreement, other times as operations targeting officials, centers, or weapons and ammunition depots," adding that "the number of violations is high and has exceeded five thousand." Since the cease-fire agreement, Hezbollah has fired only once toward Israeli territory, on Dec. 2, 2024, causing no casualties.
39% : Israel asserts that it seeks to prevent Hezbollah from rebuilding its forces.
37% : In contrast, Israel has killed more than 300 people in Lebanese territory over the same period, including over 100 civilians, according to a tally based on data from the Lebanese Ministry of Health and the UN.
36% : " Israel has intensified its deadly strikes in southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley over the past few weeks, raising fears of a major military escalation.
34% : Tarek Mitri also regretted that Israel "does not present potential violations on the Lebanese side to the cease-fire mechanism committee," as required under the agreement.
22% : Lebanese Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri stated that Israel "does not need pretexts to continue its attacks" and suggested that these strikes could be a way for Israel to negotiate to its advantage with Lebanon, "as in Gaza", during an interview Friday evening on the local channel LBCI.

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