Hezbollah slams US envoy’s call to exclude group from Lebanese government

Hezbollah has denounced remarks by US deputy Middle East envoy Morgan Ortagus, who said that Washington would not allow the group to “terrorise the Lebanese people” or participate in the government.

In a statement, Hezbollah said her comments were inflammatory and an intrusion into Lebanon’s internal affairs, calling them a violation of the country’s sovereignty and a breach of diplomatic norms.

“What the Israeli occupier, which enjoys the support of American policy, is doing harms the credibility of the democracy the United States is pretending to be,” the group said.