Billboards reading 'Lebanon First' that were recently put up in Beirut were vandalized by Hezbollah supporters, Lebanese media report. The incident comes days after similar signs appeared along the Beirut airport road and were targeted by the group's backers.
A day after Hezbollah supporters were seen burning a 'Lebanon First' sign in Beirut — an incident The Zioneer reported at 10:02 — new billboards bearing the same slogan were vandalized in the city on Sunday afternoon. According to a Lebanese media report, the billboards were defaced by Hezbollah loyalists. The 'Lebanon First' campaign is widely seen as a challenge to Hezbollah's dominance, with the group's backers rejecting the slogan as a threat to the organization's influence. The vandalism follows a pattern of harassment and destruction of the signs, which have appeared in recent days along the Beirut airport road and elsewhere, replacing Hezbollah-branded banners. No arrests have been reported.
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