Former Lebanese MP Antoine Zahra: Lebanon Should Thank Israel For Sparing It The Embarrassment Of Having To Demolish Hizbullah's Infrastructure

Former Lebanese MP and Lebanese Forces Party member Antoine Zahra stated in a December 16, 2024 appearance on Lbscreen TV (YouTube) that the Lebanese government should thank Israel for taking advantage of the circumstances and completely destroying Hizbullah's infrastructure in Lebanon, thus sparing the Lebanese army from the burden and embarrassment of having to do so.

Antoine Zahra: "Israel controls a certain area in south Lebanon. Israel is taking advantage of the circumstances at this time to complete the destruction of Hizbullah's infrastructure that should be... In my opinion, the Lebanese government should thank Israel for taking this burden off the Lebanese army, which would have been accused of collaboration once it started to take this measure.

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"The Lebanese government is sparing the Lebanese army the embarrassment of destroying this infrastructure. By watching from the sidelines as Israel completes the destruction."