Saudi Arabia regards Hezbollah’s attacks as a declaration of war by Lebanon

A Hezbollah fighter reacts as he fires a weapon in Western Qalamoun, Syria August 23, 2017. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki
Saudi Arabia said that it regards the attacks of the Lebanese paramilitary organization Hezbollah as a declaration of war, Tamer al-Sabhan, the Saudi Arabian minister for the affairs of the Persian-Arabian Gulf , told the Al Arabiya TV channel.

“We will consider the government of Lebanon as a government declaring war on the part of Hezbollah fighters,” the minister said.

He noted that the organization is involved in every terrorist attack that threatens the kingdom, stressing that Riyadh expects the Lebanese government to contain Hezbollah troops.

Earlier in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia they declared their readiness to respond to “hostile actions” of Iran.