Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem called on the Lebanese authorities to stop talking about restricting weapons under the ceiling of aggression, describing this as a disarmament that Israel wants. In a speech marking Martyr's Day in Beirut's southern suburb, he urged the Foreign Ministry to summon the ambassadors of the United States, Britain, Australia, Canada and Japan over their joint statement on restricting weapons to the state, reiterating the party's rejection of disarmament under Israeli occupation and criticizing the framework agreement.
Coverage by lebanon debate and Lebanon ON focused on Qassem's call on the authorities to stop talking about restricting weapons and his description of it as disarmament, while Anadolu Ajansı focused on his demand to summon five countries' ambassadors, the Martyr's Day occasion and speech venue, the rejection of disarmament and criticism of the framework agreement.