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Hezbollah counters Lebanon’s ban on military activities

Hezbollah counters Lebanon’s ban on military activities

Since its creation in 1982, the Iranian-backed militia has been a formidable foe of Israel. PHOTO: AFP

Hezbollah condemned on Monday the Lebanese government’s decision to ban its military activities, while Israel carried out retaliatory strikes in response to rockets fired by the Iran-backed group.

In a statement, Mohammed Raad, the head of the group’s parliamentary bloc, condemned Beirut’s “swaggering decisions”, saying that “the Lebanese were expecting a decision rejecting the (Israeli) aggression”.

AFP