Deputy Gebran Basil, head of the Free Patriotic Movement, commented on the announcement by "Hamas-Lebanon" regarding the establishment of the "Aqsa Flood Vanguard": "We completely reject Hamas's announcement in Lebanon to establish the Aqsa Flood Vanguard and its call for Palestinian youth to join it. Any armed action launching from Lebanese territory is an assault on national sovereignty. We remind everyone of what the Lebanese agreed upon since 1990 in Taif regarding the necessity of withdrawing weapons from Palestinians."— Gebran Bassil (@Gebran_Bassil) December 4, 2023.