Berri Calls on Amal Supporters to ‘Remain on Alert’ in Case of War with Israel

Lebanese Speaker Nabih Berri. (NNA file photo)
Lebanese Speaker Nabih Berri. (NNA file photo)
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Berri Calls on Amal Supporters to ‘Remain on Alert’ in Case of War with Israel

Lebanese Speaker Nabih Berri. (NNA file photo)
Lebanese Speaker Nabih Berri. (NNA file photo)

Lebanese Speaker and head of the Amal Movement, Nabih Berri, called Saturday on his party’s supporters to remain on alert against any possible aggression launched by Israel against Lebanon.

“I call on the Amal Movement to maintain a state of alert to show the enemy that every inch of Lebanon is part of the resistance,” he said.

He accused Tel Aviv of seeking to “settle its scores” in the region through Lebanon.

“There is no American war on Iran, and negotiations with Tehran occur through French channels. Hence, Israel was only left with the Lebanese arena to adjust the balance of power, and accordingly breached the rules of engagement in place since August 14, 2006," the speaker added.

Berri was speaking during a ceremony organized by the Amal Movement in the southern city of Nabatiyeh to mark the 41st commemoration of the disappearance of Imam Moussa al-Sadr and his two companions. 


He denounced "the Israeli attack against the Beirut suburb region" while praising the "national unity, which has emerged against this aggression."

A week ago, an Israeli drone crashed and another exploded shortly after, causing damage to Hezbollah’s media offices its stronghold in Beirut's southern suburbs.

Berri reiterated that the "army, people and resistance" is a tripartite equation that unites the Lebanese.

He also revealed that "negotiations have been ongoing for five years, in the presence of the United Nations, to demarcate the land and sea borders, but the Israelis continue to evade them.”



WHO: Crew Member Suffered Serious Injury in Yemen Airport Strike

A man walks past a damaged building of Sanaa Airport, one day after Israeli airstrikes hit the airport, in Sanaa, Yemen, December 27, 2024. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
A man walks past a damaged building of Sanaa Airport, one day after Israeli airstrikes hit the airport, in Sanaa, Yemen, December 27, 2024. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
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WHO: Crew Member Suffered Serious Injury in Yemen Airport Strike

A man walks past a damaged building of Sanaa Airport, one day after Israeli airstrikes hit the airport, in Sanaa, Yemen, December 27, 2024. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
A man walks past a damaged building of Sanaa Airport, one day after Israeli airstrikes hit the airport, in Sanaa, Yemen, December 27, 2024. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

The UN air crew member hurt in an airstrike on Yemen's main international airport on Thursday suffered serious injuries but is now recovering in hospital, a spokesperson for the World Health Organization said on Friday.

Israel said it struck multiple targets linked to the Iran-aligned Houthi militias in Yemen, including Sanaa International Airport, and Houthi media said at least six people were killed.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was in the airport waiting to depart when the aerial bombardment took place and said that a member of his plane's crew was injured.

The injured man, who worked for the UN Humanitarian Air Service, had to be operated on, the WHO spokesperson said. He appeared to be recovering satisfactorily, the person added.

Tedros, who was in Yemen to negotiate the release of detained UN staff and to assess the humanitarian situation, would continue working in the country until his flight is able to depart, the WHO spokesperson said.

That could be on Friday, but no decision has yet been made, the WHO spokesperson said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview with Channel 14 that Israel was only at the beginning of its campaign against the Houthis. "We are just getting started with them," he said.