Sunday, 18 Oct 2026 18 Shawwal 2026 AH Beirut

What they said

Direct quotes as they appeared in the news — each one links to its source.

بنيامين نتنياهو (102) دونالد ترامب (70) يسرائيل كاتس (43) جوزاف عون (30) نواف سلام (27) جان بيار لاكروا (20) حسن فضل الله (19) يوسف رجّي (15) أشرف ريفي (14) نبيه بري (14) أفيغدور ليبرمان (13) كريم سعيد (12) رجي (11) عباس عراقجي (10)
No, I do not trust that they will disarm Hezbollah. That is why we said that as long as the group is not disarmed, we will remain in this zone that changed the reality of the north.
بنيامين نتنياهورئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي1 hour ago · Lebanon Debate
The equation in Lebanon will change
فضل الله1 hour ago · lebanon debate
The new response will be more destructive
رضائي1 hour ago · lebanon debate
I don't trust them
نتنياهورئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي1 hour ago · lebanon debate
We have employees who have been working for 15 and 20 years. They are also like me. They do not know what they will do.
خالد نهراأحد مالكي مشغل في إبل السقي1 hour ago · اندبندنت عربية
Personally, I have followed UNIFIL since 1978. It has left a good impact on everyone's hearts, first in security, then in the economy, then in healthcare and support for schools. They always opened their doors to the residents.
جورج رحالرئيس بلدية إبل السقي1 hour ago · اندبندنت عربية
UNIFIL is not only important to us in terms of work. We have become a family.
مارك ديابصاحب متجر في بلدة إبل السقي1 hour ago · اندبندنت عربية
We stressed the need to achieve complete Israeli withdrawal and extend the state's authority over all Lebanese territory.
الرئيس سلامرئيس الجمهورية اللبنانية2 hours ago · lebanon debate
We must avoid any vacuum in the south after UNIFIL and ensure the continuation of an international presence under the auspices of the Security Council
نواف سلامرئيس الحكومة اللبنانية2 hours ago · lebanon debate
I do not trust the Lebanese government on the issue of disarming Hezbollah.
بنيامين نتنياهورئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي2 hours ago · Lebanon Debate
The ultimate goal is to eliminate Hezbollah.
بنيامين نتنياهورئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي2 hours ago · Lebanon Debate
We have major differences in viewpoints with the current Lebanese government regarding how to address issues in Lebanon.
عباس عراقجيوزير الخارجية الإيراني2 hours ago · lebanon debate
We do not recognize the decisions taken against the resistance on March 2
حسن فضل اللهعضو كتلة الوفاء للمقاومة2 hours ago · annahar.com
There is no sovereignty with dual weapons, and no stability with a decision that runs outside state institutions
يوسف رجيوزير الخارجية والمغتربين اللبناني2 hours ago · annahar.com
The ultimate goal is to eliminate Hezbollah
بنيامين نتنياهورئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي2 hours ago · annahar.com
whenever necessary
بنيامين نتنياهورئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي2 hours ago · سكاي نيوز عربية
Mansour Abbas was a great partner compared to Qatar in the Prime Minister's Office. Why isn't he part of the government? Because he would only form a government based on Zionist parties.
نفتالي بينيترئيس قائمة 'معا'2 hours ago · المترجم احمد المقادمة
Because Lebanon is a memory of crises liable to explode at any moment, and the fire that can burn Lebanon exists only in the hands of the executive authority that acts on behalf of the Washington-Tel Aviv security deal. It is a cheap, dangerous and highly sectarian game, so beware of it lest we lose Lebanon.
الشيخ أحمد قبلانالمفتي الجعفري الممتاز2 hours ago · Lebanon Debate
What the executive authority is doing is extremely dangerous; it is a war fuse directed at an entire sect, without distinction among its members. This requires us to be at the heart of defending our existence, our rights and our national partnership.
الشيخ أحمد قبلانالمفتي الجعفري الممتاز2 hours ago · Lebanon Debate
To whom it may concern, I say: the existence of an effective state is an urgent necessity, but this necessary existence is on the borders, the war fronts, and national, social and economic relief. A state that practices a policy of starvation, impoverishment, abandonment and strangulation against its own people is the last to have the right to speak of national justice, security presence and striking with an iron fist.
الشيخ أحمد قبلانالمفتي الجعفري الممتاز2 hours ago · Lebanon Debate
disgusting
توم تيليسعضو مجلس الشيوخ الجمهوري2 hours ago · Lebanon Debate
If Iran makes that mistake and tries to attack us, it will face a response it cannot even imagine.
بنيامين نتنياهورئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي2 hours ago · Lebanon Debate
I do not want to make definitive statements, but a justification for a security situation and an escalation can always be found, and unfortunately I cannot rule that out.
يورام كوهينالرئيس السابق لجهاز الأمن العام الإسرائيلي (الشاباك) والمرشح الثاني على قائمة حزب ياشار2 hours ago · Lebanon Debate
He was found in the Sin el-Fil area – below the Watawi bridge – on 16-10-2026, and was brought from the Bekaa according to his own account.
المديرية العامة لقوى الأمن الداخليبيان رسمي – شعبة العلاقات العامة2 hours ago · Lebanon Debate
Anyone who knows him or any of his relatives is asked to contact the Sin el-Fil detachment of the Regional Gendarmerie Unit at 01-511989 to provide whatever information they have.
المديرية العامة لقوى الأمن الداخليبيان رسمي – شعبة العلاقات العامة2 hours ago · Lebanon Debate
I do not trust the Lebanese government on the issue of disarming Hezbollah
بنيامين نتنياهورئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي3 hours ago · صوت بيروت إنترناشونال
I do not trust the Lebanese government on the issue of disarming Hezbollah
بنيامين نتنياهورئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي3 hours ago · Lebanon Debate
The ultimate goal is to eliminate Hezbollah
بنيامين نتنياهورئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي3 hours ago · Lebanon Debate
The Israeli army will continue to remain in the security zone in southern Lebanon unless Hezbollah is disarmed and its military capabilities are dismantled
بنيامين نتنياهورئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي3 hours ago · MTV Lebanon
I do not trust the Lebanese government on the issue of disarming Hezbollah
بنيامين نتنياهورئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي3 hours ago · MTV Lebanon