Aoun orders strict enforcement of arms monopoly decision in Beirut
President Joseph Aoun said Wednesday that the measures adopted by Cabinet must be "strictly enforced in Beirut," adding in a security meeting that "raids on locations containing weapons caches must be intensified."
He added that the number of military and security forces deployed in the capital and various Lebanese regions must be increased.
"There must be zero tolerance for armed appearances by any party whatsoever," the president emphasized.
22 April 2026, 15:37
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RUDOLF HAIKAL IS A TRAITOR & SHOULD BE IN PRISON. Haikal is an insult to our brave army & billions in donations to equip our army. Personally responsible for South destruction for not acting to disarm those Iranian mercenaries that have raped Lebanon for decades. A total idiot or complicit in understanding Hizb aims, allegiance & willingness to disarm. Freely lying to our people & the world pretending south was disarmed. Weak & incompetent leader. Army could disarm isolated & hated IRG mercenaries in one month under real leadership. Impossible for army to lose when whole world & 80% of Lebanese support the army. Haikal completely failed at protecting Lebanon & its sovereignty, allowing a militia to infiltrate our army & threaten our government. Made a mockery of army intelligence at service of a criminal militia. Mothers of millions of Lebanese pushed into poverty unable to afford food or medicine with bare hands can disarm these Iranian mercenaries. Just get rid of this traitor.
