{"id":59095,"date":"2025-09-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/2025\/09\/08\/islamic-group-lebanon-must-confront-normalization-and-develop-a-national-strategy-to-defend-the-country\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T00:00:00","slug":"islamic-group-lebanon-must-confront-normalization-and-develop-a-national-strategy-to-defend-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/2025\/09\/08\/islamic-group-lebanon-must-confront-normalization-and-develop-a-national-strategy-to-defend-the-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Islamic Group: &#8220;Lebanon Must Confront Normalization and Develop a National Strategy to Defend the Country&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\ncolor:#EE0000\">Islamic Group: &#8220;Lebanon Must Confront Normalization and<br \/>\nDevelop a National Strategy to Defend the Country&#8221;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">The<br \/>\nIslamic Group in Lebanon announced its commitment to opposing any project aimed<br \/>\nat normalizing relations with the Israeli enemy, affirming that it &#8220;will<br \/>\nbe at the forefront of confronting the normalization project whose signs have<br \/>\nbegun to appear on the horizon.&#8221; The group emphasized its readiness to<br \/>\noverturn this project, just as it previously nullified the May 17 Agreement.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">This<br \/>\nstatement came during a large rally organized by the group in Tripoli in<br \/>\nsupport of Gaza. Former Secretary-General of the group, Azzam Al-Ayoubi,<br \/>\nstressed the existence of &#8220;schemes and conspiracies aiming to strip the<br \/>\nnation of its mantle of resistance and confrontation with the enemy,&#8221;<br \/>\nquestioning the outcomes of the previously signed &#8220;agreements of<br \/>\nhumiliation and disgrace.&#8221;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">Al-Ayoubi<br \/>\ncalled on Lebanon&#8217;s political leaders, particularly the government, to hold a<br \/>\ndialogue session to discuss a national strategy for defending Lebanon against<br \/>\nongoing aggressions, instead of focusing on disarming the resistance under weak<br \/>\npretexts. He emphasized that this weaponry is not only for Hezbollah, but<br \/>\nrepresents the state&#8217;s ability to confront the enemy when it attacks Lebanese<br \/>\nterritory.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">He also<br \/>\nasserted that the enemy, supported by the U.S. administration, does not want<br \/>\nLebanon or its army to be strong, citing statements from enemy leaders who have<br \/>\ncompelled the army to destroy any weapons found in the south. He added:<br \/>\n&#8220;America, along with global powers, wants Lebanon weak and prohibits its<br \/>\narmy from possessing any capacity to confront the enemy.&#8221;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">Al-Ayoubi<br \/>\nfurther stressed that the Israeli enemy does not respect any state and<br \/>\ncontinues its aggression against Arab countries, citing attacks in Syria where<br \/>\nenemy aircraft targeted sites aimed at destroying weapons. He clarified that<br \/>\nthe enemy &#8220;does not fear concessions, but fears men before weapons.&#8221;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">Al-Ayoubi<br \/>\nconcluded his call by urging Lebanese citizens to launch &#8220;a serious<br \/>\ndialogue encompassing all political and sectarian factions to form a unified<br \/>\nmilitary force that leverages the capabilities of all sects in confronting the<br \/>\nZionist enemy.&#8221;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">(Source:<br \/>\nSocial media platforms)<span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:1.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"line-height: 150%; 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