Head of the Kataeb Foreign Affairs Department, Marwan Abdallah, pointed out that "the ceasefire agreement came 416 days late."

"As Lebanese, we've been requesting it since October 8, 2023, when Hezbollah launched the support front for Hamas," Abdallah said in an interview with BBC.

"We requested that Lebanon remain uninvolved in this war, as the country cannot bear such immense pressure and destruction. Yet, Hezbollah ignored our pleas and the situation escalated into an all-out war in September 2024," he stated.

He stressed that "this agreement came at a very high cost," voicing concerns about the indirect expenses of the war, which "could reach up to 10 billion."

Abdallah firmly declared that, as Lebanese, "we did not choose to go to war." It was, as he explained, "a one-sided decision made by Iran and Hezbollah."

"We remain cautiously hopeful about the agreement," he added. "While it is only a 60-day deal, I hope it will last longer, and that 'the pillars of the agreement' will be upheld by the Lebanese government, the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), and international partners from both the Arab world and Western nations."

"Lebanon cannot afford to go to war again for the interests of other countries," he asserted.

Abdallah also reflected on the notion that "everyone knew that ‘uniting all the fronts’ with Hamas, the Houthis, Syrian groups, Iraqi groups, Hezbollah, and the Revolutionary Guards was merely a slogan."

"As Lebanese, we are determined to rebuild our state and institutions. We will not accept the status quo that existed before October 7, 2023, when an armed militia controlled the country and dictated domestic policy," he stated.

"We cannot rebuild our country alone. We oppose a military organization that operates both regionally and internationally," he concluded.