BEIRUT, Nov. 4 — Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Tuesday rejected Israeli claims that weapons are being transferred from Syria to Lebanon, calling them “pure fabrication” and saying Washington’s surveillance capabilities made such allegations implausible.
“What Israel claims about weapons coming from Syria is pure lies,” Berri said, according to the state-run National News Agency.
“The United States, which controls the skies with its satellites and intelligence tools, knows this very well.” Berri added that Hezbollah and allied forces had fully complied with the ceasefire agreement, and that the Lebanese army had deployed more than 9,000 troops south of the Litani River.
He said the army could extend its deployment to the border if Israel ended its occupation of parts of southern Lebanon, as confirmed by UN peacekeeping reports.
Berri also questioned Israel’s credibility in observing ceasefire terms and criticized domestic political groups that, he said, avoided mentioning the “resistance” in public discourse.
“The most important battle for the Lebanese, especially southerners, is to remain steadfast on their land despite daily Israeli aggression,” he added.
