Hezbollah MP Nawaf al-Mousawi claimed Sunday that Lebanese President Joseph Aoun demanded the resignation of Lebanese Armed Forces commander General Rodolphe Haykal, according to a report on an affiliated channel.
Hezbollah MP Nawaf al-Mousawi claimed Sunday evening that Lebanese President Joseph Aoun demanded the resignation of Lebanese Armed Forces commander General Rodolphe Haykal. The statement, published on a channel affiliated with Hezbollah, adds a new layer to the ongoing tensions between the Lebanese presidency and the Shiite organization. Haykal has been a subject of controversy in recent weeks: as The Zioneer reported on June 11, an unnamed Israeli official alleged that he cooperates with Hezbollah, preventing the implementation of government decisions against the group. President Aoun, who delivered an unprecedented anti-Hezbollah speech earlier in June, has been pushing to consolidate state authority over armed factions. There is no independent corroboration of al-Mousawi's claim, and no comment from the Lebanese presidency or the army command has been published. The report remains single-sourced.
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