2023-11-27 15:51:00
Omar Al-Bardan:
The southerners still hope that the truce will extend for additional days, even though the occupation army has not fully adhered to it, as evidenced by its bombing, today, of the outskirts of the town of Marwahin in the western sector, although in the past hours it was recorded that a number of families returned to Beirut, following losing their livelihoods in the southern regions. For fear of deteriorating security conditions if this truce is not extended. Despite the importance of the contacts that Lebanon has with its friends to spare it from the extension of the conflict, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati was clear in emphasizing that “there are no international guarantees that we can be reassured regarding,” asking, “regarding any guarantees that can be given while we see this.” The aggression once morest Gaza is taking place daily, and no one cares regarding it or any international reactions.” This confirms, as political circles told the “Al-Liwaa website,” that Lebanon is still in the range of Israeli fire, and that the doors are still open to all possibilities, as evidenced by the fact that there are external messages that have reached a number of officials, warning of the repercussions of any involvement of the Lebanese Front in The ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, which prompted President Mikati to affirm on more than one occasion that “we do not want war and we are seeking peace, but at the same time we do not want anyone to desecrate Lebanese land,” adding, “We fully support the Palestinian cause.” Complete, but we are trying as much as possible to spare Lebanon from entering into bloody battles.”
Although Hezbollah lost a large number of its fighters in the confrontations with the occupation army, it takes into account the possibility of the southern front exploding at any time. Therefore, he prepared for all possibilities that may arise following the end of the truce, in light of information indicating that Israel will resume its crimes once morest the Gaza Strip, which will restore the atmosphere of tension to the south. The sources of the “duo” confirmed that “Israel, by continuing its crimes once morest the Lebanese following the Palestinians, is taking the situation to further escalation,” stressing that “Hezbollah has prepared for the next stage and is taking into account all options to respond to Israeli crimes, and will not hesitate.” “In taking any decision to protect Lebanon and its people.” It is certain that any decision taken by Israel to attack Lebanon will face a firm and costly response, and the Israelis will pay a heavy price if they think regarding violating the rules of engagement and entering into a war with Hezbollah. It was noteworthy in this context, what MP Wael Abu Faour revealed, that there were international bodies that informed Lebanon that things were not positive and that he was asked to open a discussion regarding Resolution 1701 to avoid sliding into open war with Israel. In his statement, “The war will continue in Gaza and will be prolonged, even if Hezbollah does not want to rush towards a comprehensive confrontation, but the Israelis are pushing towards an open conflict with Lebanon, and that Lebanon is in a state of grave danger.”
While French presidential envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian arrives in Beirut on Wednesday, the available information indicates that he does not carry any initiative, but rather new calls to Lebanese officials regarding the importance of resolving the pending presidential file, because things may go once morest Lebanon’s interest in the next stage, in light of Paris’s repeated warnings of the dangers of sliding into the Gaza war. Le Drian’s fourth visit comes in the context of Paris’s efforts to move the presidential election file forward following an ongoing stalemate since November 2022, in light of French coordination with the five-party group to remove obstacles to the Lebanese presidential elections. Le Drian will resume the mission that he began months ago, aimed at electing a president of the republic and concluding… The prolonged vacuum since November 1, 2022. It has been learned that Saudi Ambassador Walid Bukhari is preparing for a tour of political leaders, to push for the removal of obstacles to the presidential elections, in accordance with the vision of Riyadh and the Five-Year Group to achieve this entitlement.
Opposition parliamentary sources reveal to the “Al-Liwaa website” that “Le Drian does not carry with him any action plan that may constitute a road map to end the presidential vacancy crisis, with the exception of the French words that preceded him on the importance of accelerating agreement on a new president of the republic,” noting that “ Internal positions have not changed, specifically regarding Hezbollah, which is still insisting on its candidate, even though the French have abandoned it. This in itself constitutes an obstacle to achieving any progress in the French envoy’s fourth tour to Beirut.” What confirms, in the opinion of those concerned with the presidential file, that the new president must be consensual and strengthen consensus among the Lebanese, following it became clear in the French envoy’s third round that the way out of the presidential crisis, with the parties agreeing on a compromise president, may be the Army Commander, General Joseph Aoun, if his term is extended. At the head of the army command.
It reveals that the head of the Free Patriotic Movement, MP Gebran Bassil, who was decisively refusing to appoint an army commander in the absence of a president of the republic, “is working with his political team to push for pressure on the caretaker government to appoint a new army commander and members of the military council, for nothing.” But to remove General Aoun, who is the leading contender for the presidency of the republic.” If this indicates anything, in her opinion, it indicates how “the Aounist team dealt with national entitlements from a narrow self-interested perspective, at the expense of the interest of the country and the people, in parallel with the assertion that the army leadership cannot tolerate any vacancy, similar to the presidency of the republic, given the precise circumstances.” “The security crisis that the country is going through, which requires an extension to the army commander, and an end to the methods of settling scores that do not serve the Lebanese in any way, except for further deepening the division and fragmentation.”
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