(JTA) — Lebanon’s prime minister-designate said Hezbollah will be included in the country’s governing coalition.
Speaking during a Ramadan meal on Tuesay evening, Sa’ad Hariri said he was determined to include all factions in the next government, including Hezbollah, which Israel and the United States consider a terrorist group.
"The national unity government will include the [ruling] March 14 alliance, and I also want to assure the Israeli enemy that Hezbollah will be in this government whether it likes it or not because Lebanon’s interests require all parties be involved in this cabinet," Hariri said, according to AFP.
Israel’s prime minister has warned that if Hezbollah joins the government, Israel would hold the government responsible for any attack emanating from Lebanese territory.
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