The states that signed the statement all orbit the United States; they demand practical steps on the issue of Hezbollah's weapons and reject the argument that this could lead to a civil war, in contrast to the understanding that France was leading, namely that the state, through the army, is unable to go further on this issue against Hezbollah, which would lead to an internal explosion.
Hezbollah launched an attack on a statement issued by the embassies of five countries — the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, Canada and Japan — demanding that arms be …