Speaker Nabih Berri says Lebanon’s national defenses in danger, slams some officials in state without naming them

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri slammed some officials in the state without naming them, and stressed that they don’t want to continue the establishment of Lebanon’s national defenses.

Berri statements came after Israeli press reported that the Zionist entity has begun establishing a military strategy to secure the oil fields disputed over with Lebanon.

The Israeli enemy has for months been moving to develop several large offshore natural gas fields, some which are shared with Cyprus, that it hopes could help it to become an energy exporter. But its development plans have stirred controversy with Lebanon, which argues the gas fields lie inside its territorial waters.

“At the time the Zionist entity continues establishing all its aggressive lines over the oil and gas fields, it seems that some in Lebanon did not complete or do not want to complete the building of its national defense lines,” the Speaker said. “They did not restore or don’t want to restore the political, national and strategic awareness aimed at preserving the nation's rights and natural resources,” he added.

Berri highlighted that Israel will not hesitate to violate Lebanon’s unity and hit its strength to halt any attempt by Lebanon to renew the dialogue among the Lebanese.