The head of the Lebanese Phalange Party, resigned MP Sami al-Jamail, stated that "we have gone through tougher circumstances, and we did not retreat or surrender, and we will not retreat today before the hands of murderers in Lebanon that are trying to send messages to scare us. We affirm that we will not be afraid of any threats, and we are no better than those who preceded us."
During a visit to Maronite Patriarch Mar Bechara Boutros al-Rahi in Bkirki, accompanied by the party's former minister Sleiman Sayigh, al-Jamail explained that "the visit came to congratulate the patriarch on the Feast of St. Maroun and to affirm our resilience in our land against all attempts to subjugate us and in the face of these difficult times we are experiencing." Al-Jamail praised the patriarch's positions calling for Lebanon's issue to be raised before the United Nations and international resolutions, considering these positions as a defense of Lebanon's right to sovereignty, freedom, and the right to live. "The Lebanese need to live in safety and peace, and we are in urgent need of these matters and the implementation of international resolutions."
Al-Jamail indicated that "we are heading toward a complete confrontation against this authority, which will strengthen after easing the health lockdown, especially if there is an attempt to thwart the elections." He concluded: "Political leaders read from their book, while the patriarch reads from the book of the Lebanese and thinks correctly. He is worried about the country as we are worried about it, and we believe there is a need for the international community to take responsibility toward Lebanon, a need we feel every day."
