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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Mat Nashed, Justin Salhani

Palestinians in Lebanon ready to fight Israel, if Hezbollah helps them

Members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command march during a parade marking the annual al-Quds Day, (Jerusalem Day), at Burj al-Barajneh Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon on April 14, 2023 [Mohamed Azakir/Reuters]

Beirut, Lebanon — Palestinian factions in Lebanon are eager to open a second front against Israel if the Shia-backed group Hezbollah leads the charge, fighters and analysts said.

“Wherever [Israel] is ready for [the fight] to happen, it will happen,” said Ahmed Habet, a member of the Palestinian party Fatah in Burj al-Barajneh, a refugee camp in Lebanon’s capital Beirut.

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