The Saudi Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, said that Hezbollah’s insistence on imposing its control over Lebanon caused the problems. Concrete bombing of the port of Beirut.
Prince Faisal bin Farhan stressed that any aid provided to Lebanon depends on reforms first.
Today, Tuesday, a conference of donor countries for Lebanon was held, via video technology. At the invitation of France and under the auspices of the United Nations, its third conference since the explosion in the port of Beirut.
US President Joe Biden pledged to give the United States $100 million in additional humanitarian aid to Lebanon.
For its part, the French presidency said that the conference collected more than 370 million dollars in aid required to meet the humanitarian needs in Lebanon.
As for the Saudi Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, he renewed solidarity The Kingdom is with the Lebanese people in times of crisis and challenges. He said that the Kingdom was one of the first countries that provided aid to Lebanon after the explosion of the Port of Beirut.
He added that the Kingdom will maintain its continuous contribution to the reconstruction of Lebanon, noting that Lebanon is facing difficulties in forming an “effective” government.
He stressed that “Hezbollah’s insistence on imposing its hegemony on the Lebanese state is the main reason” for Lebanon’s problems. after any tangible results. He stressed that any assistance provided to the current or future Lebanese government “depends on it carrying out serious and tangible reforms, while ensuring that aid reaches those who deserve it and avoiding any mechanism that would enable the corrupt to control the fate of Lebanon.”
Beirut Port Explosion
On the fourth of August 2020, a fire broke out in the Port of Beirut, followed by a huge explosion at six o’clock and a few minutes (15:00 GMT) in the port of Beirut. The island of Cyprus, and caused huge destruction in the port and neighborhoods in its surroundings and affected most of the city and its suburbs.
The authorities attributed it to 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate stored since 2014 at the 12th crossing in the port.
The explosion killed at least 214 people, including employees in the port and members of a fire brigade who were trying to put out the fire, as well as people in their homes due to falling glass, and others in their cars, roads, cafes, and shops. Many families buried mere remains of their sons.
In a country that witnessed during the past twenty years, assassinations and bombings, none of which were revealed, except rarely, and none of the perpetrators were held accountable, the Lebanese are still waiting for answers to determine Responsibilities and the spark that led to one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in the world.
