Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has said that Britain’s decision to black-list the Lebanese militant group’s military wing as a terrorist outfit was an “honour” but questioned the timing of the move. “Each time there is such a decision by the colonialists, we consider it a medal, an honour which attests that we are on the right path for our people,” Nasrallah told reporters via videolink.
“But the timing is suspect because it coincides with a prisoner swap,” he said, referring to an agreement that will involve Israel releasing five Lebanese and the remains of Hezbollah members in exchange for the bodies of two Israeli soldiers captured in a cross-border raid two years ago. Britain moved to ban the entire military wing of the Shia fundamentalist movement, adding it to its blacklist of terrorist groups, making it a criminal offence to belong to, raise funds or encourage support for it.
The interior ministry said it took the action because Hezbollah’s military branch was supporting militants in Iraq and Palestinian terror groups. London has already banned Hezbollah’s External Security Organisation (ESO), which it considers the group’s “terrorist wing”. Nasrallah said the timing of the latest British ban was aimed at damaging “the human and civilised image that the exchange of prisoners (with Israel) gives to the (Hezbollah) resistance.” Read more ...
“But the timing is suspect because it coincides with a prisoner swap,” he said, referring to an agreement that will involve Israel releasing five Lebanese and the remains of Hezbollah members in exchange for the bodies of two Israeli soldiers captured in a cross-border raid two years ago. Britain moved to ban the entire military wing of the Shia fundamentalist movement, adding it to its blacklist of terrorist groups, making it a criminal offence to belong to, raise funds or encourage support for it.
The interior ministry said it took the action because Hezbollah’s military branch was supporting militants in Iraq and Palestinian terror groups. London has already banned Hezbollah’s External Security Organisation (ESO), which it considers the group’s “terrorist wing”. Nasrallah said the timing of the latest British ban was aimed at damaging “the human and civilised image that the exchange of prisoners (with Israel) gives to the (Hezbollah) resistance.” Read more ...
Source: 7 Days
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