Hezbollah issued a statement on Tuesday, November 3, denying allegations by the Syrian Internal Security Forces that accused the group of plotting an attack on Homs oil refinery.
It further reiterated having “no presence or being engaged in any military activity” in Syria.
Hezbollah reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining Syria’s security, stability, and the safety of its people, calling on the official Syrian authorities to be aware of the attempts aimed at dragging Hezbollah’s name in order to stir up tension and sow discord between Syria and Lebanon.
The Lebanese resistance movement emphasized that confronting the “Israeli enemy,” which has intensified its attacks on Lebanon and Syria and continues to occupy their territories, remains its highest priority.
It also encouraged Syria to unify efforts and positions to confront these assaults on the two Arab countries, away from accusations that serve no one but Israel’s interests.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported that Syrian security authorities thwarted a scheme targeting the Homs refinery, arrested members of an alleged Hezbollah-affiliated cell and seized explosive devices intended for use in the attack.
Syria’s Al-Sharaa remains hawkish about Hezbollah despite previously demonstrating openness to dialogue
The accusation made by the Syrian government regarding the alleged Hezbollah-linked plot, came a few months after Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa demonstrated openness to dialogue with the Lebanese resistance movement.
Lebanese-American journalist Rania Khalek argued that while Al-Sharaa’s rhetoric at the time suggested a kind of détente with Hezbollah, it doesn’t mean that the Syrian government is going to be friends with the Lebanese group.
“Ahmad al-Sharaa is still a very weak leader who is dependent on foreign powers to stay in power, and the foreign powers he’s dependent on are a mix. There is Turkey, which isn’t pro-Hezbollah, but not anti-Hezbollah right now. But there are also the Americans and the British and the Europeans, who are putting pressure on anyone they can in the region to be hawkish against Hezbollah, against Iran, against the entire Axis of Resistance,” Khalek noted.
“So we shouldn’t be surprised. Even if he’s not going to war with Hezbollah and not invading Lebanon, he continues to antagonize, and rhetorically attack Hezbollah,” she continued.
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