Dossier
Gebran Bassil
Coverage of Gebran Bassil in the Nexus archive.
- President says Lebanon faces ‘fateful choice’ over state authority
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun warned the country faces a critical choice between establishing state authority under the rule of law or remaining under militia control. Gebran Bassil, leader of the Free Patriotic Movement, criticized Hezbollah's actions but blamed Israel for past conflicts and current tensions, as political divisions deepen and Israel issues displacement warnings in southern Lebanon.