Beirut, June 13 -- Lebanese politician and Free Patriotic Movement leader Gebran Bassil has said that while Hezbollah has committed a series of "mistakes" since the 2006 war with Israel, that does "not justify" supporting Israel or "allowing" Israeli "occupation" of Lebanese territory.

In a post on X, Bassil stressed that Israel remains the party carrying out military operations against Lebanon and causing widespread destruction.

"Hezbollah has been making mistakes since the Attribution War up to this day, but the mistake of any Lebanese team does not justify standing on Israel's side or allowing it to occupy Lebanese territories and threaten the Lebanese people," Bassil said.

The Free Patriotic Movement chief, whose party, as per Al J...