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| Bassil says Shiite unity 'not enough' as FPM warns against political exploitation |
| 2023-08-11 |
| [An Nahar] Free Patriotic Movement Despite its name a Christian party allied with Hizbullah, neither free nor particularly patriotic... chief Jebran Bassil said Thursday that the Shiite unity is not enough and that the resistance needs national unity. "Kahale represents for all of us a great symbol of struggle," Bassil said. He added that national unity is needed for the well-being of the country and the resistance, as national unity would give the resistance greater immunity. Bassil also stressed the importance of developing a national defense strategy that would organize the use of arms. Earlier on Thursday, the Free Patriotic Movement said that Kahale's victims fell due to "shortcomings from Hezbollah or the security forces" and warned against "exploitation attempts by politicians and journalists." A truck belonging to Hezbollah had overturned on the Kahaleh highway Wednesday and was followed by festivities during which a Hezbollah member and a Kahaleh resident were killed. |
| Posted by:Fred |