BEIRUT: Lebanese Justice Minister Adel Nassar accused Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem of contradicting himself following a speech in which the latter threatened escalation if the government attempted to confront or disarm the Iran-backed group. Nassar said Qassem had previously accepted the ceasefire agreement with Israel and endorsed the ministerial statement affirming the Lebanese state’s exclusive control over arms.

BEIRUT: Lebanese Justice Minister Adel Nassar accused Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem of contradicting himself following a speech in which the latter threatened…

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem responded sharply to the Lebanese government's decision to disarm the group, declaring in a public address that "Hezbollah will not disarm…