Lebanon’s Shi’ite urged to launch ‘intifada’ against Hezbollah
Lebanese politician Sami Gemayel has urged the country's Shi'ite population to launch an 'intifada' against Hezbollah, claiming they are being held hostage by the group. Gemayel argues that Lebanon's internal stability is currently tied to regional influence from Iran.
Why it matters
The statement highlights deep-seated sectarian tensions and the political deadlock in Lebanon regarding Hezbollah's influence and disarmament.
Lebanon's Shi'ite population should carry out an “intifada” against Hezbollah, Kataeb Party (Lebanese Social Democratic Party) leader Sami Gemayel told a delegation from Lebanese Press Editors' Syndicate, according to Lebanese media reports.Gemayel told the delegation that there was no solution to the conflict that Lebanon could alone solve. His comments were made only days before it was reported that mutually agreed-upon third nations would monitor and verify the disarmament of Hezbollah.Though a supporter of the US-backed peace framework for Beirut and Jerusalem, he acknowledged that the situation was also dependent on wider regional developments - namely Iran.Hezbollah, which is backed by Iran and holds loyalty to the ayatollah as a central pillar of its ideology under Wilayat al-Faqih (Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist), will…
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