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Lebanese Forces chief denounces Hezbollah fight with Israel

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Israeli police stand guard as children displaced from the northern border with Lebanon arrive on the first day of school at the Ramat Korazim Elementary near Elifelet in northern Israel on September 1, 2024. [AFP]

The head of the Christian political party Lebanese Forces on Sunday accused Hezbollah of dragging the country into a war with Israel without consulting the people.

In a speech attacking the Shiite Muslim group, Samir Geagea, who heads the main Christian bloc in parliament, accused Hezbollah of "confiscating the Lebanese people's decision on war and peace, as if there were no state".

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