09:28 AM | 25 Apr 2026
Abu Al-Hassan: No to weapons outside the law... and the government is a red line
Fady Mahouly
Member of the Democratic Gathering, Representative Hadi Abu Al-Hassan, said to Free Lebanon within the “Without Mercy” program: “Our position is one and integrated. With the beginning of the war, when we started the political movement in the direction of the parties, we put forward the idea of reaching a temporary ceasefire that would become comprehensive later in preparation for negotiation. The President of the Republic hoped that we would support him and support him, and when the war continued, we looked realistically at its scene and demanded that there be a paper based on a ceasefire, attacks, and a return to the spirit of the agreement. 27 December 2024, and to restore respect to 1701 and return to the armistice agreement in 1949 in order to fit it with the new military and political reality of the players in the region. We asked this matter from the president and said that all this process needs a guarantor, which is the American, but we also indicated who will guarantee Hezbollah, so consultation took place between the three presidents and we need a clear position from the party on the issue of a ground mandate.
He added: "Today's war is different from the war of 24, and we must keep our eyes on the Lebanese track and negotiate on our own without the interference of any regional opinion. We must pay attention to the issue of guarantees. Then we may need the Iranian side, and I believe that the mediators will help us in this area."
He added: "We are looking for a permanent ceasefire and confining weapons to the state in implementation of the resolutions. We need international and regional sponsorship to help us confine weapons," asking: "If Pakistan's negotiations do not reach a result, who will guarantee that the party will accept to hand over its weapons?"
He pointed out that when the Israeli side reached a dead end and saw that it "could not advance as planned, it retreated and an Israeli position was issued saying that eliminating Hezbollah requires military force and a diplomatic solution."
Abu Al-Hassan asserted: “We do not accept that weapons remain outside legitimacy until we prevent strife. We are pressing towards a negotiating path in which there is no concession to the Taif Agreement in terms of arms control, and this requires two guarantors: the United States to guarantee Israel, and Iran regarding Hezbollah’s weapons.”
He rejected the words of the political official in Hezbollah, Mahmoud Qamati, and said that they are rejected, the government is a red line, the army is a red line, and it is forbidden to ignite strife.
He continued: "We are in favor of direct negotiations, but not now, while the Israelis are still killing and bombing. The peace process may come, and it may be part of the Arab system that may end the conflict with Israel and turn that page."
Abu Al-Hassan concluded: “The Kingdom’s realism is reflected in Bin Farhan’s visit, and it seems that the Gulf is searching for its security. This is what we saw in the Iranian tour of the Gulf states, and they are close to the point of conforming to the Kingdom’s view of things.”