The United States welcomes Australia's action against Hezbollah in Lebanon

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News ID: 54750
Publish Date: 10:15 - 27 November 2021
Saturday, 27 November 2021 (YJC)_ The State Department spokesman has reiterated allegations against Hezbollah and criticized Australia's crackdown on the influential Lebanese group.

The United States welcomes Australia's action against Hezbollah in LebanonIn a statement, the State Department welcomed Australia's intention to include Lebanon's Hezbollah in the list of so-called "terrorist" organizations.

The Australian government announced on Wednesday morning (November 24th) that it had listed the entire Lebanese Hezbollah group as a "terrorist" organization, following pressure from the Zionist regime.

State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement:
We welcome Australia's intention to declare Hezbollah a terrorist organization under its criminal law.

Reiterating the unsubstantiated allegations against Hezbollah, a State Department spokesman called the separation of the Lebanese influential Lebanese militant group from other branches of the organization "wrong" and called Australia's move to declare all parts of Hezbollah "an important step forward."

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