Hariri says Hizbollah will be included in united front against Israel
Lebanon needs a unity government that includes a role for the Islamic resistance movement Hizbollah to effectively ward off Israeli aggression, according to the incoming prime minister-designate, Saad Hariri.
“I want to assure the Israeli enemy that Hizbollah will be in the government, whether the enemy likes it or not, because the interests of the country require that we all take part in this government,” he told supporters gathered for a Ramadan dinner at his Beirut home on Tuesday.
The new Israeli administration led by prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly said that should Hizbollah participate in the unity government Mr Hariri has been attempting to form since June, it would consider all Lebanese government infrastructure to be legitimate military targets. [continued…]
