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Mikati: Lebanon in State of War, Resistance, Government Doing Their Duty

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati visits students sitting for official exams in the city of Tyre. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati visits students sitting for official exams in the city of Tyre. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Mikati: Lebanon in State of War, Resistance, Government Doing Their Duty

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati visits students sitting for official exams in the city of Tyre. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati visits students sitting for official exams in the city of Tyre. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said Lebanon is in a state of war, stressing that the resistance and the government are “doing their duty” against Israel.

Mikati visited on Saturday the southern city of Tyre, where he inspected the Lebanese Army operations center. He also stopped at exam centers in the city, on the first day of the school official exams, accompanied by Education Minister Abbas Halabi

In remarks to reporters, the premier stressed that the resistance is doing its “duties”, and so is the Lebanese government.

“We are always advocates of peace, and our choice is the choice of peace and the implementation of UN Resolution 1701. It is incumbent upon Israel to cease its repeated attacks on Lebanon and halt the war in Gaza, with everyone adhering to UN Resolution 2735,” Mikati stated.

He continued: “The resistance is doing its duty, and the Lebanese government is doing its duty, and our goal is to protect the country in every sense of the word.”

He also praised the army for being the “backbone and shield of the nation.”

“We are in a state of war, and there have been a large number of martyrs among civilians and non-civilians, and many villages have been destroyed due to Israeli aggression,” he stated.

Halabi, for his part, spoke about the difficulties faced by students in the southern border towns given the conflict with Israel.

He had previously announced that buses were secured by the ministry to safely transport students from unstable areas to exam centers, guarded by Lebanese forces and UN peacekeepers.

Many of the students who were assigned centers in areas considered “safe” spoke of the difficulties they faced while preparing for exams, as many of them did not have access to the Internet in the shelter centers or homes to which they were displaced as a result of the Israeli bombing of their towns and villages.

The minister promised to take this issue into consideration, saying: “We will seek the opinion of educators on this matter, especially the Educational Center for Research and Development.”

The South Governorate boasts 29 official exam centers. The number of students who took their exams reached 5,470 out of 5,624.

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Yemen Accuses Iran’s Revolutionary Guard of Managing Houthi Military, Security Units

The Houthis exploited the war in Gaza to recruit tens of thousands of fighters (AFP)
The Houthis exploited the war in Gaza to recruit tens of thousands of fighters (AFP)
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Yemen Accuses Iran’s Revolutionary Guard of Managing Houthi Military, Security Units

The Houthis exploited the war in Gaza to recruit tens of thousands of fighters (AFP)
The Houthis exploited the war in Gaza to recruit tens of thousands of fighters (AFP)

Sources familiar with the situation in the Houthi-run Yemeni capital, Sanaa, report that Iranian Revolutionary Guard representatives have strengthened their control over all Houthi military and intelligence units, now exercising authority over all decisions.
Concurrently, they are forming sectarian-aligned combat units similar to those found in Iran.
Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat under conditions of anonymity, the sources clarified that recent arrest operations by Houthis were supervised by Revolutionary Guard elements.
The recent wave of arrests targeted numerous UN and international humanitarian staff, along with former US embassy employees.
It also marked the first time that members from the Houthi group itself were included.
Sources indicate a purge within Houthi intelligence, known as the “Security and Intelligence Apparatus,” and the internal “Preventive Security,” aiming to remove disloyal or ideologically questionable individuals from key administrative, security, and military positions, even within the Houthi ranks.
During the takeover of Sanaa, Houthis enlisted non-ideological personnel who had previously worked in government institutions or local and international organizations.
However, sources confirm that their role is now obsolete.
According to sources, some Houthi members who had served the insurgency for years are now being excluded.
Reasons cited include not being from Saada province or being deemed disloyal to Abdul-Malik al-Houthi’s leadership or suspicious of their sectarian beliefs.
Yemeni sources also revealed that Iranian Revolutionary Guard units, who previously controlled military operations, especially regarding ballistic missiles and drone production facilities, have recently expanded their influence to dominate the entire Houthi security scene.
These units allegedly exploited the Israeli conflict in Gaza to instruct the Houthis to recruit thousands of teenagers from summer camps and sectarian schools, along with graduates of cultural programs.
They were misled into believing they were being trained to fight in Palestine.
According to sources, the purpose of this operation is to create military units modeled after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. These units would swear absolute loyalty to the Houthi leader, viewing him as the chosen ruler by divine mandate.