Hezbollah demands Lebanon government lift ban on Iran planes. 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 smuggle money to be used to re-arm 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 group and the Lebanese authorities. A fragile ceasefire has been in place in Lebanon since November 27, after more than a year of hostilities and two of months of all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah. The U.S. has warned Israel might strike the airport if the Iranian planes land in Lebanon, a Lebanese source said. The message was passed on before the flight took off, the source added. \”The security of Beirut airport takes precedence over any other consideration,\” Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Saturday. \”And the safety of travellers as well as thesafety of Lebanese citizens are elements on which we will not compromise,\” Salam said.
