Hezbollah supporters burned the few 'Lebanon First' billboards that the Lebanese government had put up in Beirut overnight Sunday, according to a single report. The incident follows earlier vandalism of similar signs along the airport road, as the group signals its rejection of the state-first messaging.
A Lebanese report circulated Sunday evening states that Hezbollah supporters burned the few 'Lebanon First' billboards that the Beirut government had erected during the night. The same report notes these were few in number. This is the second such incident in days: as The Zioneer reported at 15:48 Sunday, billboards carrying the 'Lebanon First' slogan along the Beirut airport road were vandalized by the group's backers. The anti-Hezbollah messaging campaign appears to have been a low-budget government effort — the report describes it as costing about one Lebanese lira's worth of publicity. The Hezbollah response underscores the organization's continued rejection of any state-first narrative that challenges its influence, even as its ministers remain part of the Lebanese cabinet. The single-source nature of this report means details on the scope or any official response remain unconfirmed.
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- DevelopingLebanese government reportedly replaces pro-Iran billboards with 'Lebanon First' near Beirut airport
- DevelopingLebanon removes Hezbollah billboards, replaces with 'Lebanon First' signs
- DevelopingLebanese interior minister orders removal of 'Thank You Iran' banners from Beirut airport road
- DevelopingBeirut airport road decorated with thank-you banners for Iran's supreme leaders
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