Berri: Israel's Quneitra Strike Has Placed Iran on its Border
Speaker Nabih Berri warned on Wednesday of the dangerouseness of Israel's strike on Syria's Quneitra region, saying that it committed a “strategic error.”
He said: “Through this crime, Israel placed Iran on its border.”
He made his remarks during his weekly meeting with lawmakers at his Ain el-Tineh residence.
Furthermore, the speaker noted that the strike will not affect the dialogue between Hizbullah and the Mustaqbal Movement.
“The talks have yielded direct results in that tensions have been eased and Lebanon's internal scene has been fortified,” remarked Berri.
He later sent a cable of condolence to Iranian Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei over the death of Iranian General Mohammad Ali Allahdadi and other officials during the Quneitra strike.
Earlier, Berri had accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of timing a deadly air raid on Hizbullah in the Golan Heights for political purposes linked to the upcoming elections.
Local dailies on Wednesday quoted Berri as saying that Netanyahu was “fighting the elections with blood.”
“He could win because he always resorts to this method,” the speaker reportedly told his visitors on Tuesday.
The Israeli PM “demonstrated in Paris against terrorism and returned (home) to practice it in Quneitra,” said Berri.
The speaker was referring to Netanyahu's presence in a march by world leaders in the French capital following deadly terrorist attacks earlier this month.
Israel carried out on Sunday an air strike on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights in an area called Quneitra, killing Jihad Mughniyeh, a prominent Hizbullah fighter, a senior Iranian general, and five other party members.
Berri was asked by his visitors on whether the air raid would have repercussions on Lebanon. He answered: “It's not up to Israel to decide when and where Hizbullah would respond.”
“Hizbullah's leadership would choose the date and place of retaliation,” said Berri.
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