Berri to Graziano: Hizbullah is a National Necessity
Speaker Nabih Berri reportedly said on Saturday that Hizbullah is a national necessity to defend Lebanon until Israel”s withdrawal from all occupied Lebanese territories.
Berri made the comment during a meeting with UNIFIL Commander Maj. Gen. Claudio Graziano in Msaileh.
The speaker”s close circles also told the National News Agency that Berri criticized Israel”s continued violation of U.N. Security Council resolution 1701 and occupation of the northern part of the border village of Ghajar.
Sources following up the talks said that Berri considered Ghajar”s occupation and Israel”s setting up of a post in the Kfarshouba hills as efforts to create a new geographic status quo in the area neighboring Shebaa farms.
The sources added that Berri stressed to Graziano Lebanon”s full commitment to the implementation of resolution 1701.
According to NNA, the speaker also told the UNIFIL commander that the international community should pressure Israel to abide by the resolution.