After the Bassil–Mousawi dispute... Hezbollah's first public comment

The first public positions from Hezbollah's MPs regarding the dispute with the Free Patriotic Movement emerged, following the escalation that came after former MP Nawaf al-Mousawi's remarks against the movement's head, MP Gebran Bassil. MP Hussein al-Hajj Hassan, a member of the "Loyalty to the Resistance" bloc, said the party's decision is not to speak about the matter until it is addressed, while MP Ibrahim al-Mousawi affirmed there is no political rupture with the Free Patriotic Movement. The Free Patriotic Movement had earlier issued a statement saying Bassil's words were taken out of context and that he was speaking about the repercussions of war on all Lebanese, criticizing Mousawi's style and calling on Hezbollah to avoid further disputes.