The head of the Lebanese Forces Party, Samir Geagea, considered that the Dahr al-Baydar checkpoint incident, at the connecting point between the Bekaa and Beirut, where two Hezbollah members were stopped with hundreds of kilograms of explosives inside their car, was “the most dangerous in years.” In an interview with the newspaper "L'Orient-Le Jour", Geagea pointed out that this incident requires the state to take a firm stance to complete the process of controlling weapons in its hands. Geagea said at the beginning of his speech: “It is not just a serious incident, but rather the most dangerous incident in years, especially since among the seized explosive materials is C4, which is usually used in assassination operations.” He added: “There is another indicator that must be taken into account, which is that the shipment was heading from the Bekaa to Beirut. If the goal was actually to use these weapons against Israel, the car could have taken another route to reach southern Lebanon. He continued: “All these data lead me to say that these weapons were most likely intended for use inside Lebanon.” The Dahr al-Baydar case comes at a time when seizures of arms shipments carried out by the Lebanese army are increasing. In this context, Geagea warned: “The military establishment announced, about two weeks ago, the seizure of 250 kilograms of explosives. Therefore, if the Dahr El-Baidar file is closed when only two people are arrested, it will be a real scandal.” The head of the Lebanese Forces, who is at the forefront of the anti-Hezbollah camp, stressed that “arrests should not be limited to the car driver and his companion, but rather investigations must continue until the entire chain of command is dismantled, even if necessary, including Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem.” He firmly stressed: “This time we will not accept that the case ends with the arrest of two minor individuals involved.” In light of the Lebanese Forces participating in the government with four ministers, and having the largest parliamentary bloc, Geagea criticizes the current authority’s slowness in completing the process of disarming Hezbollah. In response to a question about the message he is sending to the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister following this incident, he said: “What happened shows the seriousness of inaction.” He called for “purging the state apparatus of elements close to Hezbollah,” considering that they “cannot confront the militia.” These statements reflect the Lebanese Forces President’s keenness not to cut all bridges of communication with the duo, President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, at a time when Energy Minister Joe Seddi is boycotting Cabinet sessions, against the backdrop of the crisis that the electricity sector is suffering from. In this context, Geagea acknowledged, saying: “We must take action against weapons, but our concern is not to ‘shake’ the sovereign camp.” In another context, the head of the Lebanese Forces, through his account on the “X” platform, condemned the attacks by the Yemeni Houthi rebels on airports in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which is considered its most prominent Lebanese ally. He denounced: “Who would have believed that the Kingdom is under fire today?” Geagea recalled that Riyadh “helped the Arab countries in difficult times,” considering that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia deserves the support of all moderate countries in the world, because it “has always been a symbol of moderation.”