Hezbollah demands Lebanon reverse ban on Iranian flights landing in Beirut

Lebanese terror group Hezbollah urges the Lebanese government to reverse a decision blocking Iranian flights from landing in Beirut.

The decision to block the flights came after the Israeli military warned that Iran’s Quds Force and Hezbollah were using civilian flights to and from the airport to smuggle money to be used to rearm the Lebanese group.

Israel has on several occasions accused Hezbollah of using the airport in Beirut to bring in weapons from Iran, allegations denied by both the terror group and the Lebanese authorities.

The Iran-backed group says in a statement that it “demands that the government reverse its decision to ban Iranian planes from landing at Beirut airport and take serious measures to prevent the Israeli enemy from imposing its dictates.”

A Lebanese source told AFP that Lebanon had denied permission for Iranian flights to land twice this week, after the United States warned Israel might strike the airport.