Mufti of Tyre and Jabal Amel, Sheikh Hassan Abdullah, received on Saturday UNIFIL Commander-in-Chief, General Stefano del Cole, at Dar al-Ifta al-Jaafari in Tyre, with discussions touching on the recent events along the Lebanese southern border, in particular, and in Lebanon in general.
"We exerted great efforts and worked to calm the situation...The security condition that day was unusual, but right now the situation is stable and all parties are showing understanding," said Del Cole.
In turn, Mufti Abdullah expressed his understanding of the "position and role of UNIFIL forces in the south, especially during recent times."
He affirmed House Speaker Nabih Berri's stance in "stressing Lebanon's right to self-defense and the protection of its sovereignty and territory, especially when Israel violates UN Resolution #1701, which defines the functions of UNIFIL in Lebanon and obliges everyone to respect its content."
"A just peace that restores rights to their owners is the peace we desire, not a peace in return for prosperity," Mufti Abdullah said. "We are not after wars, but we wish to be cherished in our homeland."
