Hezbollah and Amal Leadership: Civil Peace Is a Red Line

Leaders of Hezbollah and Amal, represented by Hezbollah's Executive Council Chairman Sheikh Ali Dumeish and Amal's Executive Bureau President Dr. Mustafa al-Fuqaha, held a meeting to discuss the latest developments on the Lebanese political scene in light of the delicate circumstances Lebanon is facing, and the political, national, economic, and social challenges they entail.

According to the statement, the leaderships addressed "a number of files and commitments, foremost among them strengthening the internal landscape, safeguarding civil peace, confronting the repercussions of this phase, accelerating the reconstruction process, and ensuring the return of residents to their villages and towns, alongside ways to address economic, social, and living conditions."

Several proposals and practical steps aimed at keeping pace with the current phase and addressing the issues raised were also presented, resulting in the following statement:

First: The leaderships affirm that national partnership and coexistence form a fundamental basis for protecting Lebanon, and reject any political approach based on exclusion, dominance, or imposition of facts. They call for keeping differences and disputes within their political and constitutional framework, preserving the interests of all Lebanese citizens and safeguarding the state and its institutions.

Second: The leaderships stress that civil peace is a red line and a shared national responsibility, rejecting all forms of incitement, tension, and sedition. They emphasize that resolving contentious issues must not be done through escalation, but through dialogue, mutual understanding, and recourse to institutions, thus preventing a slide that threatens civil peace and increases burdens on the Lebanese people.

Third: The leaderships underscore the necessity for the state to fully assume its responsibilities by activating its institutions and agencies, fulfilling its duties toward citizens, and earnestly working to resolve economic, social, and living crises, while placing vital files on the path of tangible solutions, thereby enhancing Lebanon’s ability to face upcoming challenges.

Fourth: The leaderships regard reconstruction, compensating victims, and ensuring the return of residents to their villages and towns as not deferred matters, but national priorities and responsibilities demanding swift action. This requires mobilizing official and popular resources, reinforcing the role of the state, and leveraging all available forms of Arab and international support to ensure people remain rooted in their land and life returns to affected areas.

Fifth: The leaderships urge all political forces to engage this phase with high national responsibility, avoid narrow calculations and approaches that deepen divisions, and intensify communication and coordination channels, as Lebanon cannot withstand further paralysis or tension and urgently needs consensus, productive work, and united efforts.

The leaderships emphasized that overcoming the current phase requires a broad political will, prioritizing national interest, shifting from crisis management to addressing root causes, and paving the way for a new era defined by protecting Lebanon, rebuilding, returning residents, and revitalizing the state and its institutions.