Rajji's remarks on 'Israel’s right' to attack draw condemnations

Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji’s latest remarks on Israel and the ceasefire agreement have drawn condemnations from Hezbollah officials.

"As long as weapons are not permanently restricted, Israel unfortunately has the right to continue its attacks according to the agreement," Rajji said in an interview.

Health Minister Rakan Nassereddine hit back at Rajji, emphasizing that the requirements of ministerial solidarity demand “standing by the Lebanese people and reaffirming that the aggressor is always the Israeli enemy.”

MP Ali Ammar also responded, saying Rajji “went as far as granting the Israeli enemy the right to attack Lebanon and justifying all its crimes against the Lebanese people,” calling the move “a resounding political, national and moral failure.”

“Instead of performing his natural duty of condemning Israeli aggression and activating diplomatic efforts to raise his voice in international forums in defense of Lebanese sovereignty and citizens, and in rejection of Zionist arrogance and aggression, we see him justifying the Zionist criminality and killing to which his fellow countrymen are being subjected," Ammar lamented.

Ammar accordingly said Rajji’s statement necessitates a “clear and decisive stance” from President Joseph Aoun and PM Nawaf Salam to “put an end to this type of rhetoric, which fuels internal divisions and serves only the enemy and its interests."