Beirut: Free Patriotic Movement leader, MP Gebran Bassil, wrote today via X: "Strife begins with weapons, incitement, hate speech, and rumors. At this difficult moment, every divisive rhetoric could ignite internal conflict. More dangerous than external aggression is our internal fragmentation in confronting it. Remember: in a civil war, everyone loses. April 13, 1975, was a crime that destroyed Lebanon. Let it not be repeated."
According to National News Agency - Lebanon, Bassil's statement highlights concerns about the potential for internal conflict in Lebanon. He emphasized the dangers posed by internal divisions, warning that these could be more harmful than any external threats. Bassil urged for unity and reflection on past events, specifically referencing the civil war that began in 1975, as a cautionary tale for the present.