Hezbollah denies Syrian claims of operations on its territory

Hezbollah has strongly denied accusations by Syrian authorities that it is operating on Syrian territory, describing the claims as false and unfounded.

In an official statement, the group’s press office said Hezbollah does not conduct any activities in Syria and warned that such allegations risk fueling tensions between Syria and Lebanon.

“The Hezbollah press office firmly rejects the false accusations made by the Syrian Ministry of Interior, which claimed to have uncovered a Hezbollah cell allegedly planning to carry out ‘security’ operations on Syrian territory.

The repetition of such claims by Syrian security agencies, despite our repeated statements that Hezbollah is not present on Syrian territory and does not conduct any activities there, raises serious questions and confirms that someone is deliberately seeking to incite tension and hostility between the Syrian and Lebanese peoples.

Hezbollah wishes Syria and its people all the best, peace and full stability. Any threat to Syria’s security is a threat to Lebanon’s security. Hezbollah has never been an organisation that undermines the security of any country or destabilises the lives of its people. It has always taken and will continue to take a position of defence against the Zionist enemy and its expansionist plans — the enemy of Lebanon and Syria, which occupies their lands and encroaches on the wealth and resources of their peoples,” the statement said.

The group reiterated that it has no presence in Syria and framed the accusations as potentially destabilising for relations between the two neighbouring countries.

By Tamilla Hasanova