Lebanese Hezbollah rejects Britain's move to ban it
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group has strongly rejected the British government's move to ban it as a terrorist organization.
Hezbollah said in a statement on Friday that the decision is an "insult to the feelings, emotions and will of the Lebanese people" and stressed that the Shite group is a political force with representatives in the Lebanese parliament and government.
The statement was the first comment by the Iran-backed group on Britain's move earlier this week to ban Hezbollah as a terrorist group, accusing it of destabilizing the Middle East.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Subject to the British Parliament's approval, the draft order will go into effect on Monday.
Hezbollah said the decision was proof that the British government is "merely a puppet" that does the bidding of its American "masters."