The Kataeb party on Tuesday called for preserving Lebanon’s full sovereignty amid the critical situation the country is going through, stressing the need to control the borders and strictly monitor the South of the Litani area so as to prevent the recurring use of the Lebanese territory as a launch pad for missiles.

“Any attempt to drag the country into the chaos prevailing over the region would constitute a fatal hit to the remaining infrastructure and economic components,” read a statement issued by the party’s political bureau following its weekly meeting.

The party also warned against the danger of turning the Palestinian cause into a pressure card that some parts would use it as a weapon to achieve its regional goals, reiterating warning against involving the country into the conflict happening today.

The political bureau deplored the racist Israeli practices currently taking place against the Palestinian citizens, expelling them from their homes, terrorizing the elderly, women and children and killing them so as to complete the settlement policy, saying that this constitutes a violation of the human rights prohibited by the international conventions.

“Violating the sanctity of Jerusalem is rejected by all standards,” the statement said, calling on the international community to save the city, by making it an open city that enjoys special care.

The party also stressed the need to return to the Arab Peace Initiative launched by the Beirut Summit in back 2002, as a reference for resolving the Arab-Israeli conflict.