Lebanon’s Hezbollah on Tuesday firmly denied what it described as false accusations issued by the Syrian Ministry of Interior, which claimed that a Hezbollah-affiliated cell had been dismantled while planning to carry out security operations “inside Syrian territory”.
Hezbollah’s Media Relations said in a statement, seen by the Yemeni News Agency (Saba), that “the repeated circulation of such allegations by Syrian security authorities—despite our repeated announcements that Hezbollah has no presence or activity inside Syrian territory—raises serious questions and indicates that there are parties seeking to ignite tension and discord between the Syrian and Lebanese peoples.”
The statement affirmed that “Hezbollah wishes Syria and its people well and hopes they enjoy full security and stability. Any threat to Syria’s security is a threat to Lebanon’s security. Hezbollah has never been a party that seeks to destabilize any country or target the stability of its people. Rather, it has always been, and will remain, in a defensive position against the Zionist enemy and its expansionist projects—an enemy of both Lebanon and Syria that occupies their lands and covets their resources.”
