Israel plotting civil war in Lebanon

Following the recent political tension in Lebanon, the Syrian ambassador to Beirut has accused Israel of plotting to spark another civil war in the country.

Syrian Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Abdul Karim Ali said on Friday that Lebanese leaders should know that Tel Aviv is working around the clock to spread political conflict in Lebanon.

“All prudent and wise leaders in Lebanon [should be ready] to face up to such a probability,” Naharnet quoted the Syrian ambassador as saying.

He also called on Lebanese political factions to return to dialogue to resolve their internal differences.

The Syrian diplomat added that “the victories achieved by the Lebanese resistance, in addition to what it is achieving now in terms of the integration of the ‘army-people-resistance’ golden triangle is sufficient to achieve victory” against the Israeli plot.

Ali’s remarks followed days of disputes between Hezbollah and Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s al-Mustaqbal party — which echoed Western calls for the disarmament of the Resistance Movement.

The party also accused Hezbollah of involvement in the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri.

Hezbollah Secretary General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah has rejected the allegations as a “dangerous project” launched against the movement by Israel sympathizers.

The two sides finally agreed to halt public feuding and return to dialogue to settle their differences.

Lebanon was the scene of civil wars from 1975 to 1990 and an estimated 130,000 to 250,000 civilian were killed. Another one million people, or one-fourth of the population, were wounded, half of whom were left with lifetime disabilities.