Hezbollah calls Lebanon’s government decision to disarm non-state groups ‘grave sin’

By Betul Yilmaz

ISTANBUL (AA) – The Lebanese group Hezbollah on Wednesday denounced a government decision to disarm non-state groups as a “grave sin.”

“The government of Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has committed a grave sin by adopting a decision that strips Lebanon of its weapon of resistance against the Israeli enemy,” the group said in a statement.

Salam said Tuesday that his government authorized the army to prepare a plan to consolidate weapons under state control by the end of this year.

Hezbollah said that the decision “undermines Lebanon’s ability” to confront the ongoing Israeli-US assaults and allows Israel to achieve its plans through military operations.

“Therefore, we will treat this decision as if it does not exist,” the group said.