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The Lebanese army protested against Hezbollah’s supporters against an Iranian aircraft against Beirut’s landing, because tensions between the government and the Shiite militant group have increased.
Hezbollah supporters blocked the roads to Beirut Airport on Friday and Saturday, but the Lebanese government said that the Israeli airport could stop the plane from landing.
The Israeli military accused Tehran used to use civilian aircraft to smuggle militant weapons.
Hezbollah MP Hassan Fadllah accused the army as an “irrational attack”. The The On the woman and children who were protesting peacefully. On Sunday, the army said the protesters blocked the road and were forced to intervene after 20 soldiers were injured in the face of military personnel.
The Iran’s Tasnim News Agency, which is related to the elite revolutionary guards, said Sunday that Hezbollah’s protest “An ultimatum of the New Lebanese government, which was” to prevent the Hizbollah leader Hassan “to prevent the US embassy,” Nasrallah, 23 February. ”
Reils Reils from the weak position of Iran-backed Hezbollah Lebanon’s government, this year, the party has removed most of the time since a new administration was appointed. Its conflict with Israel also reduced the group’s military branch.
The ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah is expected to enter a new stage with the withdrawal of Israeli army on Tuesday. Israel has indicated that it can retain some strategic position inside Lebanon.
Hezbollah leader Naim Qasem emphasized that Israel should move from all regions of southern Lebanon to a deadline.
The Lebanese state news agency said the Israeli Defense Force killed a woman in the village of Hola in the village of South Lebanon and injured several others. The IDF has not commented on the incident.
After a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: “Hezbollah must be disarmed. Israel will choose that the Lebanese army will do that, but no one will suspect that Israel will do whatever to understand the ceasefire. “
As the protesters gathered on Friday, a convoy of UN peacekeepers was attacked to the Beirut Airport. Lebanon’s Unifil Mission said a car was set on fire and the deputy commander of the force was injured.
The US State Department says the attack was reported to be a “group of Hezbollah supporters”. Hezbollah and Amal, a ally Shiite movement, condemned the incident, for which dozens of people were arrested.
Hezbollah urged the army to open a peaceful demonstration of Lebanon and allow Iranian aircraft to land in the Lebanese state.
The protesters gathered after the Lebanese government canceled the permission to travel from Tehran to Tehran on Thursday, leaving dozens of Lebanon travelers, many of whom were pilgrims.
On Wednesday, Israel’s army came after the decision to detain Israel’s military forces on Iran, accusing Hezbollah trying to smuggle weapons on a civilian aircraft at the Beirut Airport.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Friday that the aircraft was threatened, though it did not give a threat.
Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization says the Lebanese authorities have requested the Iranian aircraft to be suspended at their airport until February 7 due to the condition of the security of Beirut.
Lebanon officials have proposed to bring passengers home to Lebanon’s national career through third country, but Iran has rejected it, insisting that Iran’s aircraft should be allowed.
“You can’t cancel Iran’s aircraft and replace them with Lebanon aircraft,” Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Moztaba Amani told the Iranian media on Friday. “The Iranian flights can resume and this can be resolved.”
