Tunisian’s protest Lebanon’s decision to disarm Hezbollah
A Tunisian pro-Palestine coalition has urged citizens to join a demonstration outside the Lebanese Embassy in Tunis, condemning Beirut’s push to strip Hezbollah of its military strength, as reported by The New Arab & agencies on August 8th.
The organisers see this as part of a wider strategy to undermine “resistance movements” throughout the region.
The Coordination for Joint Action for Palestine, the country’s most prominent pro-Palestine alliance, will lead the sit-in. The group previously mounted prolonged encampments and protests at the US and Egyptian embassies, accusing both states of aiding Israel’s war on Gaza.
Interestingly, amid the continued critique of the Tunisian President Kais Saied exemplified by the mounting protests against his rule, an issue the people and Saied seem aligned on is Gaza after the Tunisian president’s recent meeting with US officials publicity applying pressure on US-Israeli relations.
In a statement dated August 6th, the coalition denounced “persistent attempts” by Lebanon’s authorities to disarm the Iran-backed movement, describing such actions as serving “colonial and Zionist agendas” intended to dismantle regional resistance.
The protest coincides with heightened tensions along Lebanon’s southern frontier and follows Washington’s most detailed disarmament proposal yet. Reuters reported that the US offered Lebanon a phased removal of Hezbollah’s armed presence by year’s end, in return for halting Israeli military operations and pulling Israeli troops from five sites in southern Lebanon. President Donald Trump’s envoy, Tom Barrack, submitted the plan, now under review in Beirut.
Lebanon’s cabinet endorsed its main aims, state control over all arms, deployment of Lebanese troops to strategic border areas, and indirect talks with Israel to resolve prisoner cases and finalise borders with Israel and Syria.
“We did not delve into the details or components of the US proposal. Our discussion and decision were limited to its objectives,” stated Information Minister Paul Morcos. Hezbollah and Amal ministers walked out in protest.
“Hezbollah’s right to bear arms” remains a rallying cry for Tunisian activists. “You will always find us beside the barrels of the rifles pointed at the Zionist,” said member Jawaher Chenna. Social media comments repeated: “Palestine is our compass. We support whoever shoots at the Zionists.”
The New Arab & agencies, Maghrebi.org, Reuters
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