Source: Kataeb.org
Security & Justice
Southern Lebanon Endures Massive Damage: 40,000 Homes Leveled Across 37 Towns
Israeli forces have systematically destroyed entire neighborhoods in southern Lebanon, leveling more than 37 towns and wiping out over 40,000 residential units, according to Lebanon's National News Agency.
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Gaps in Coastal Radar Enabled Israeli Raid in Batroun, Army Commander Says
Lebanon’s army chief, General Joseph Aoun, detailed to Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati how Israeli forces likely exploited gaps in the country's coastal radar system during the recent raid carried out in Batroun. The briefing comes as Lebanese officials seek answers on how Israel’s elite Shayetet 13 unit carried out the landing undetected.
Monday, November 4, 2024
Opinion
The Emptying of Baalbek Is a Moment to Take Stock
“Large numbers of people continue to flee their homes every day, as Israel’s military operations in Lebanon have been going on unabated.” These disturbing words could be from almost any news report about Israel’s invasion of its northern neighbour over the past month. However, they can be found in a report by the Norwegian Refugee Council’s Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre issued on July 27, 2006.
Saturday, November 2, 2024
A Future Without Hezbollah
At the end of September, when Israel’s campaign to destroy Hezbollah was reaching its height, I met one of the group’s supporters in a seaside café in western Beirut. He was a middle-aged man with a thin white beard and the spent look of someone who had not slept for days. He was an academic of sorts, not a fighter, but his ties to Hezbollah were deep and long-standing.
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Sports
Tottenham Forward Son Heung-min Crowned Asia’s International Player of the Year
Tottenham forward Son Heung-min was crowned as Asia’s International Player of the Year for the fourth time by the Asian Football Confederation at its annual awards ceremony Tuesday.
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Real Madrid Launch Investigation into Racist Insults After El Clasico Defeat
Real Madrid has launched an investigation into racist insults directed at players during Saturday’s 4-0 home loss to Barcelona in LaLiga, it said on Sunday.
Monday, October 28, 2024
Friday 24 November 2023 16:11:30
Sayegh: Hezbollah Must Realize the Lebanese Desire to Remain a Supportive Front for None
In an interview with LBCI, Kataeb Lawmaker Selim Sayegh expressed on Friday his rejection of dragging Lebanon into a broader war, stating his concern that Israel might exploit the current situation to impose new rules.
He affirmed that the Palestinian cause is central globally, but Lebanon cannot bear the consequences of the war in Gaza alone.
He emphasized that Lebanon's sovereignty is in a different place and Hezbollah decides peace and war, stressing that Hezbollah must realize the Lebanese desire to remain a supportive front for none.
On another note, he said that the Lebanese army has authority and capability, but what it lacks is political decision-making.
He affirmed that the Palestinian cause is central globally, but Lebanon cannot bear the consequences of the war in Gaza alone.
He emphasized that Lebanon's sovereignty is in a different place and Hezbollah decides peace and war, stressing that Hezbollah must realize the Lebanese desire to remain a supportive front for none.
On another note, he said that the Lebanese army has authority and capability, but what it lacks is political decision-making.
"The Lebanese side violated Resolution 1701 when it ignited the front in the south," he indicated, expressing his fear of Lebanon being held responsible for the failure to implement the decision.
He also stated that Lebanon is a platform for freedom of expression, warning that being dragged into war is detrimental to Lebanon, and the Palestinian cause, and there is no benefit in its destruction.
As for the presidential elections, Sayegh stated: "There is an international movement and local conviction that Lebanon cannot continue in its current situation, and there is a need to elect a president for the republic."
He emphasized that the Shiite duo must understand that a president cannot be imposed on the Lebanese.
Regarding the issue of the vacuum in the army leadership, he stated that the Kataeb Party supports postponing the retirement of the army commander, praising the stance of Maronite Patriarch Mar Bechara Boutros al-Rahi.
“The remaining national institutions should not be undermined,” he noted.
As for Gaza war, he considered that there is a qualitative development in Hamas's discourse and greater rationality, pointing out that the extension of the truce in Gaza is a golden opportunity for Palestinians to move forward more quickly with a political solution.
Sayegh emphasized that "Time has come to work for peace."
He also stated that Lebanon is a platform for freedom of expression, warning that being dragged into war is detrimental to Lebanon, and the Palestinian cause, and there is no benefit in its destruction.
As for the presidential elections, Sayegh stated: "There is an international movement and local conviction that Lebanon cannot continue in its current situation, and there is a need to elect a president for the republic."
He emphasized that the Shiite duo must understand that a president cannot be imposed on the Lebanese.
Regarding the issue of the vacuum in the army leadership, he stated that the Kataeb Party supports postponing the retirement of the army commander, praising the stance of Maronite Patriarch Mar Bechara Boutros al-Rahi.
“The remaining national institutions should not be undermined,” he noted.
As for Gaza war, he considered that there is a qualitative development in Hamas's discourse and greater rationality, pointing out that the extension of the truce in Gaza is a golden opportunity for Palestinians to move forward more quickly with a political solution.
Sayegh emphasized that "Time has come to work for peace."
He announced that a Kataeb delegation offered condolences to MP Mohammed Raad for the loss of his son.
