Sunday, 15 Nov 2026 5 Jumada al-Akhira 1448 AH Beirut

What they said

Direct quotes as they appeared in the news — each one links to its source.

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Things in Lebanon will not remain as they are; the equation in Lebanon will change, and this authority will not remain as it is.
حسن فضل اللهعضو كتلة الوفاء للمقاومة27 days ago · Lebanon Debate
Give us a state, and prove that you are a state, before you talk about the rights of the state.
حسن فضل اللهعضو كتلة الوفاء للمقاومة27 days ago · Lebanon Debate
We are in a defensive position, we are targeted, and our fate is threatened by this Israeli enemy. Because we have not so far found in Lebanon a state that bears its responsibility, we bear this responsibility and make these sacrifices.
حسن فضل اللهعضو كتلة الوفاء للمقاومة27 days ago · Lebanon Debate
Any vacuum in the south after UNIFIL must be avoided and a continued international presence under the umbrella of the Security Council must be ensured
نواف سلامرئيس مجلس الوزراء اللبناني27 days ago · Lebanon Debate
We stressed the necessity of achieving a complete Israeli withdrawal and extending state authority over all Lebanese territory
نواف سلامرئيس مجلس الوزراء اللبناني27 days ago · Lebanon Debate
We have crushed them, and we will eliminate what remains of Hamas and Hezbollah, but before everything the regime in Tehran must be toppled.
بنيامين نتنياهورئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي27 days ago · Lebanon Debate
We also make clear that we act against Hezbollah whenever necessary, and in the end we will eliminate Hezbollah.
بنيامين نتنياهورئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي27 days ago · Lebanon Debate
No, I do not trust that they will disarm Hezbollah. That is why we said that as long as the group is not disarmed, we will remain in this zone that changed the reality of the north.
بنيامين نتنياهورئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي27 days ago · Lebanon Debate
The equation in Lebanon will change
فضل الله27 days ago · lebanon debate
The new response will be more destructive
رضائي27 days ago · lebanon debate
I don't trust them
نتنياهورئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي27 days ago · lebanon debate
We have employees who have been working for 15 and 20 years. They are also like me. They do not know what they will do.
خالد نهراأحد مالكي مشغل في إبل السقي27 days ago · اندبندنت عربية
Personally, I have followed UNIFIL since 1978. It has left a good impact on everyone's hearts, first in security, then in the economy, then in healthcare and support for schools. They always opened their doors to the residents.
جورج رحالرئيس بلدية إبل السقي27 days ago · اندبندنت عربية
UNIFIL is not only important to us in terms of work. We have become a family.
مارك ديابصاحب متجر في بلدة إبل السقي27 days ago · اندبندنت عربية
We stressed the need to achieve complete Israeli withdrawal and extend the state's authority over all Lebanese territory.
الرئيس سلامرئيس الجمهورية اللبنانية27 days ago · lebanon debate
We must avoid any vacuum in the south after UNIFIL and ensure the continuation of an international presence under the auspices of the Security Council
نواف سلامرئيس الحكومة اللبنانية27 days ago · lebanon debate
I do not trust the Lebanese government on the issue of disarming Hezbollah.
بنيامين نتنياهورئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي27 days ago · Lebanon Debate
The ultimate goal is to eliminate Hezbollah.
بنيامين نتنياهورئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي27 days ago · Lebanon Debate
We have major differences in viewpoints with the current Lebanese government regarding how to address issues in Lebanon.
عباس عراقجيوزير الخارجية الإيراني27 days ago · lebanon debate
We do not recognize the decisions taken against the resistance on March 2
حسن فضل اللهعضو كتلة الوفاء للمقاومة27 days ago · annahar.com
There is no sovereignty with dual weapons, and no stability with a decision that runs outside state institutions
يوسف رجيوزير الخارجية والمغتربين اللبناني27 days ago · annahar.com
The ultimate goal is to eliminate Hezbollah
بنيامين نتنياهورئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي27 days ago · annahar.com
If they are able to destroy Israel, they will control the Middle East, control global waterways and oil supplies, then move to their next target, Europe. And the target after that is the United States, which is why they are developing intercontinental ballistic missiles to be able to reach America. They want to equip these missiles with nuclear warheads. Therefore, the only way to confront this situation is, basically, to get rid of this regime.
بنيامين نتنياهورئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي27 days ago · Iran International
Our conditions are completely clear, and they were presented to the United States within a seven-day plan. They have submitted observations that we are currently reviewing, but from our perspective, the plan is still on the table.
عباس عراقجيوزير الخارجية الإيراني27 days ago · Iran International
The missile capabilities of the armed forces threaten all the enemy's interests in the region.
محمد رضا نقديالمستشار الأعلى للقائد العام للحرس الثوري الإيراني27 days ago · Iran International
whenever necessary
بنيامين نتنياهورئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي27 days ago · سكاي نيوز عربية
Mansour Abbas was a great partner compared to Qatar in the Prime Minister's Office. Why isn't he part of the government? Because he would only form a government based on Zionist parties.
نفتالي بينيترئيس قائمة 'معا'27 days ago · المترجم احمد المقادمة
Because Lebanon is a memory of crises liable to explode at any moment, and the fire that can burn Lebanon exists only in the hands of the executive authority that acts on behalf of the Washington-Tel Aviv security deal. It is a cheap, dangerous and highly sectarian game, so beware of it lest we lose Lebanon.
الشيخ أحمد قبلانالمفتي الجعفري الممتاز27 days ago · Lebanon Debate
What the executive authority is doing is extremely dangerous; it is a war fuse directed at an entire sect, without distinction among its members. This requires us to be at the heart of defending our existence, our rights and our national partnership.
الشيخ أحمد قبلانالمفتي الجعفري الممتاز27 days ago · Lebanon Debate
To whom it may concern, I say: the existence of an effective state is an urgent necessity, but this necessary existence is on the borders, the war fronts, and national, social and economic relief. A state that practices a policy of starvation, impoverishment, abandonment and strangulation against its own people is the last to have the right to speak of national justice, security presence and striking with an iron fist.
الشيخ أحمد قبلانالمفتي الجعفري الممتاز27 days ago · Lebanon Debate