Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said Thursday the government had declared of war by declaring the communications network illegal. The fighting intensified after he finished speaking.Ramzi Haidar / AFP - Getty ImagesShiite gunmen pause in the streets of Beirut on Friday.Hezbollah on Thursday rejected a proposal by Hariri to end the crisis. Nasrallah said the government must rescind its decisions and attend talks aimed at ending the political crisis.
The U.N. Security Council called for “calm and restraint,” urging all sides to return to peaceful dialogue. The White House urged Hezbollah to stop “disruptive” acts and France, another firm backer of Hariri, called for a peaceful resolution.
Hezbollah, backed by Iran and Syria, has led a 17-month-long political campaign against Prime Minister Fuad Saniora’s anti-Syrian cabinet.
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