Hezbollah rejects Lebanon’s decision to restrict weapons like “a serious sin”

Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shiite activist and the political movement, says that he will not take into account a decision by the Government of Lebanon to charge the army to establish a state monopoly on arms.

“We will deal with this decision as if it did not exist,” Hezbollah said in a statement on Wednesday, describing it as a “serious sin”.

The comments arise despite the fact that the group’s international editing is disarmed.

The group supported by Iran was considerably degraded during the war last year with Israel, but has so far refused to abandon its arsenal, despite calls from the United States and domestic rivals.

Hezbollah also said that the Lebanese cabinet’s decision to try to confine the supply and production of weapons to state forces was the result of American “diktats”.

He added that it was open to dialogue and discussions on “the national security strategy”, but not “in the context of the attack”.

On Tuesday, Lebanon’s cabinet asked the soldiers to present a plan that will see all the weapons filed under the control of the State by the end of the year.

The plan must be presented to the cabinet by the end of this month for discussion and approval, said Prime Minister Nawaf Salam at a press conference after the six -hour cabinet meeting.

In June, American officials presented a roadmap to the Lebanese authorities who proposed the complete disarmament of Hezbollah in exchange for Israel interrupting its strikes and withdrawing troops from five sites in southern Lebanon, which were occupied despite a cease-fire agreement in November.

The group’s leader, Naim Qassem, in a television address during the meeting of the cabinet, said Hezbollah would not discuss “the question of weapons” while the Israeli attacks continue, accusing Israel of violating the terms of the ceasefire. Israel says that his attacks are to prevent Hezbollah from regrouping and rearming.

Despite its weakened status, Hezbollah still benefits from significant support in the Shiite Muslim population of Lebanon, and discussions on its disarmament risks raising tensions in the country, where many still remember the 1975-1990 civil war.