The Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement has denounced Saudi Arabia’s decision to open its airspace to all flights to and from the Israeli-occupied territories.
Faraan: The decision is “a grave insult” to all Muslims worldwide and seen as a provocative act against all of them, Sheikh Nabil Qaouk, a member and deputy head of the executive council of Hezbollah, said at a ceremony in southern Lebanon on Saturday.
“When Saudi Arabia cooperates with Israel in terms of security and military, it doubtlessly becomes a partner in the Tel Aviv regime’s acts of aggression against Syria, Lebanon and Palestine, which is enough to betray the entire Islamic community,” he noted.
“Thanks to the presence of Hezbollah, Lebanon has turned into a source of pride and might for all Arabs and the Arab world. The resistance movement effectively safeguards Lebanon’s sovereignty, dignity and natural wealth. We neither do count on US pledges of financial aids nor Arab summits,” the senior Hezbollah official pointed out.
Saudi Arabia opens airspace to ‘all carriers’ in gesture to Israeli regime
On Friday, Saudi Arabia, in an apparent gesture of openness towards Israel, announced that it was lifting restrictions on “all carriers” using its airspace, and the step came amid indications that US President Joe Biden was pushing for normalization of relations between the oil-rich kingdom and the Tel Aviv regime during his visit to the Middle East.
The Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said in a statement on its Twitter page that the country’s airspace was open to all carriers that meet its requirements for over flights, in line with international conventions that say there should be no discrimination between civil aircraft.
The decision was made “to complement the kingdom’s efforts aimed at consolidating its position as a global hub connecting three continents,” the statement added.
