❗️Hezbollah MP Ali Ammar slams joint embassy 'Friends of Lebanon' statement as western interference in local affairs: "The statement issued by the embassies of the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and Japan represents the height of absurdity and impudence. It contains a blatant audacity to interfere in the most granular details of Lebanese internal affairs, showing zero regard for Lebanon's sovereignty, the independence of its judiciary, diplomatic protocol, or the dignity of the Lebanese people, going so far as to dictate national choices and impose political agendas upon the country. The Lebanese authorities' continued turn of a blind eye to these repeated interferences, and dealing with them as if they were normal and acceptable, is completely unacceptable and condemned. National and constitutional responsibility demands that the government take serious, effective action to put an end to these violations that compromise Lebanon's sovereignty and institutions, and constitute an insult to all Lebanese that cannot be tolerated. These countries, which falsely claim to be friends of Lebanon and keen on supporting it, would have done better to meet and issue a statement rejecting the ongoing Israeli occupation of Lebanese territory. They should have condemned the daily aggressions against Lebanese sovereignty, the crimes of killing, destruction, and displacement, and the persistent violation of international agreements and resolutions. They ought to have declared their support for the Lebanese people's right, which is guaranteed by international laws and charters, to defend themselves and their land by all legitimate means, and called for national dialogue and understanding among Lebanese, rather than contributing to fueling divisions, inciting strife, and defending their enemies."