Lebanese Army commander General Jean Qahwaji said that terrorism and the Israeli enemy are two sides for the same coin, as they are posing the same threat to Lebanon.

Lebanese Army commander General Jean Qahwaji said that terrorism and the Israeli enemy are two sides for the same coin, as they are posing the same threat to Lebanon.

“Confronting terrorism is not less dangerous than the Army confronting the (Israeli) enemy,” Qahwaji said during a speech at the Beirut Bar Association on the occasion of the he National Day of the Lebanese Army's Martyrs.

"Terrorism and Israel are two sides of the same coin,” he said, adding that the Army will not tolerate the Takfiri groups like ISIL and Nusra front to spread in Lebanon.

Meanwhile, he said that the differences among the country's rival leaders would not stop the military from defending Lebanon, vowing to continue the battle against terrorists.

“The political disputes will not thwart the army's sacred duties in defending Lebanon,” Qahwaji said.