Saudi Move against Lebanon Aimed at Serving Israel’s Goals: Syrian Analyst
Michel Kalaghassi said the Saudi authorities have exploited remarks by a Lebanese official to target Lebanon’s government and Hezbollah in order to help Israeli achieve its objectives, al-Maalomah website reported.
He added that Riyadh’s move is in retaliation for its defeat in Yemen after years of aggression on the impoverished country.
The Saudi-Lebanon row began after George Kordahi, who currently serves as Lebanon’s information minister, said during a television program, which was aired last Monday, that the 2015-present Saudi Arabia-led war on Yemen was an act of aggression by Riyadh and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the kingdom’s most significant ally in the military campaign.
He called the war “absurd,” saying it had to stop because he was opposed to wars between Arabs. The minister also said the Yemeni army forces and their allied fighters from the Popular Committees were “defending themselves ... against an external aggression.”
The Saudi kingdom subsequently recalled its ambassador from Beirut and expelled the Lebanese envoy from the Saudi capital.
A number of Riyadh’s allies, including Bahrain and Kuwait took the same measure against Lebanon.
