The statement put Rajji in the crosshairs of Hezbollah supporters, with several prominent figures releasing statements condemning the Foreign Minister and his statement during the interview.
LEBANESE FOREIGN MINISTER Youssef Rajji attends a press conference during his Syrian couterpart Asaad Al-Shibani’s first official visit since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, at the foreign ministry in Beirut, Lebanon, October 10, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMED AZAKIR)
ByTZVI JASPER
JANUARY 15, 2026 06:23Updated: JANUARY 15, 2026 06:28
Youssef Rajji, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lebanon, said that “so long as Hezbollah is not completely disarmed, Israel has the right to continue its attacks,” in an interview with Sky News, N12 reported on Wednesday.
The statement put Rajji in the crosshairs of Hezbollah supporters, with several prominent figures releasing statements condemning the Foreign Minister and his statement during the interview.
Lebanese pro-Hezbollah newspaper Al Akhbar published a piece describing Rajji as the “speaker of the enemy in the government,” and called for the Lebanese Prime Minister and President to take action against him.
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“He did not hesitate to turn the Foreign Ministry into a mobile mouthpiece for distraction, using diplomatic hybrid language which addresses the other side using rhetoric and not political speech,” Al Akhbar said. “There is no point in warning him, or directing his attention away, because the whole Foreign Ministry is no longer Lebanese in its rhetoric or role.”
Hezbollah member of Parliament stands gainst Rajji
Ali Ammar, a Hezbollah member of the Lebanese Parliament, also denounced Rajji, calling him “a resonant political, national, and moral failure.”
Ammar also urged the Prime Minister and President to take a stand against Rajji’s words.
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