'Lebanon will pay a big price if war escalates' - Minister tells Sky News

Lebanon's economy minister has warned his country will pay a “very big price” if Hezbollah continues to escalate the war against Israel.
Amin Salam told Yalda Hakim the war will take Lebanon to a “very difficult place”.
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[@PB111627]

7,500 missiles fired he expects Israel not to attack. He should be on a flight to Mars.

[@spoppe0724]

9,000+

[@tramp2827]

Hitch a ride on Musk's Mars liner.

[@JKAndre]

Such a big liar, he even didn't answer the right question!!!

[@paulnic68]

😂😂😂😂the guy is so scared to say Hezbollah is to be blamed 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Lola72854]

No he is not scared, he knows the truth and the truth is they are not to be blame, matter of fact is they protected Lebanon in 2006 from turning into Lebanon 2.0

[@ocenedward6567]

That's well said.

[@lawrencekaushiknayak689]

🤣🤣🤣

[@InsiderBoy]

@@Lola72854😂😂😂😂

[@kitcarpo4745]

He supports Hezbola, just won't say so. They all do. That is why they have rockets in their basements.

[@ramt6102]

It was a christian country...lebanon was formed as a christian country..these guys have taken over and now talking fairness.

[@DARKGAMING-lg2qf]

It was ones a pagan country so whats your point

[@Sham-zo8mu]

People who say this have no idea of the history of Lebanon. it was never a Christian country and Beirut was always muslim majority

[@aryansuhan184]

Point is that the christian country changed into muslim country was by invasion from neighbor arab countries. Where as pegans believed in jesus christ and became christiancountry.​@@DARKGAMING-lg2qf

[@oraksvisual8654]

​@@Sham-zo8muyou lied 😤. Never was it a Muslim country .

[@srikanthsarjanaa8075]

​@@Sham-zo8muit was a christian place before Arab spring, if u don't know

[@errolsidelsky]

This guy is a joke. Negative efforts from Israel's side? Really, stop the missiles....

[@jjp5041]

Israel is very aggressive in defense of their homeland, as well they should, as is their right!

[@treza3150]

This fault Hezbollah how many time isreal give warning stay out conflict hamas and isreal but Hezbollah fire rocket in north isreal October 8 she no stop now isreal he said enough its enough this people they not now politician in a country all them are in game look egpyt and Jordan stay out why because they care of there people.

[@mohammednaheem7358]

Not their land. Palestinian land.

[@brandonbrown4819]

@@mohammednaheem7358 Nonsense!

[@adeniyibukayo320]

Who's land​@@mohammednaheem7358

[@nbrawal]

Exactly. Stop firing missiles to civilians

[@ChimaChuks-w1m]

In my opinion what i understand he is saying is that Lebanon have no single control over Hezbollah and its the ordinary citizens of Lebanon that are paying the price.

[@jameswalker366]

A revolution in the making

[@tramp2827]

Like Gaza, they could have prevented Hezbollah from moving in. The people of Gaza swapped the PLO, which was getting on with Israel and the UN, for Hamas.

[@Joseph-wl6ly]

This is true hezbollah is heavily subscribed by Iran , North Korea , Russia..

[@ShayanNavayan]

Hezbolla has power due to the direct actions of the west and Israel. Had Israel not created Palestinian refugees and the west not created syrian refugees in lebanon, then Hezbolla would not be as influential in the government as they are today.

[@dailylearning1706]

That is precisely the case. He needs to be diplomatic with it, otherwise, .....

[@dicurzio]

Minister with not power over Hezbollah decisions!!😢

[@ocenedward6567]

😂😂😂

[@real_abiodunwilliam]

See how he's grandstanding and indirectly supporting Hezbollah.

[@kylenader7276]

There gov basically passes pro Hezbollah laws because they dont want to deal with even though there economy is fractured and war isn't good there's a line where its drawn and should be here

[@hannacook859]

Yes, we see how he supports I ran

[@guimaraspc]

Hes afraid his car will explode

[@olaleyeoluwafemi1588]

He is a fool.

[@Lola72854]

Ofcourse we love them, they are protecting us. If it weren't for them Lebanon would have been Palestine 2.0

[@richardkusemererwa7667]

If Lebanon cant chase Hezbollah out of Lebanon, then they should ask Israel to help them do that so that Lebanon can shine again.

[@Phoenix-q5l]

I think so if they ask Israel to help them to remove Hezbollah from controlling the Lebanon maybe Israel help them 😅😅😅

[@joshnicholson2934]

Yeah, if they had a brain

[@roystonboodoo7525]

I think the Hezbollah came in to side with the fleeing Palestinians ousted by the Israeli forces from their homes.

[@davidhawkins5329]

Yes yes yes!!!!

[@albertr8008]

Hezbollah is Iran. The Lebanese army has no ability to defeat them. It would also devolve into a civil war.

[@zeSabs]

Weak government, no responsibility accepted, everyone’s fault but theirs.

[@Finnleigh.Jackson4141]

Total wimps.

[@daniyalbbd5281]

Who elected them , no Lebanese voted

[@Tom-ut4jm]

Sounds like Americans

[@janbrown9195]

Always victims, the very reason terrorists take leadership of these countries .

[@nareshgirdhar849]

Jordon kicked Palestians out and saved its generations from the curse of their presence in their country.

[@samuelwairugih911]

If Hezbollah didn't join Hamas on 8th October, Lebanon would not be economically and socially unstable. If they took the prior UN resolutions seriously, there wouldn't be social destabilisation on both sides.

[@KarakuraNinja]

Voldemort said the same thing when he just wanted Harry Potter.

[@wiggy5728]

@@KarakuraNinja😂 amen

[@wiggy5728]

Look dude, Israel has an excuse to fight with anyone, it’s clearly a sociopath

[@janbrown9195]

But now it’s all Israel’s fault and the UN is taking the lead on that.

[@amhafantaye512]

In summary he's saying the Lebanese government can't control Hezbollah. Honest man.

[@pommie7]

Passivity....???

[@RubiaStorm]

No, in summary he's saying they are one and the same. The government and Hez. Apparently they have a voice in their parliament.

[@janbrown9195]

Ringa ringa Rosie more like it .

[@kevmem2000]

Hezbollah is also operating within the country, functioning almost like a parasite, independent of the government’s authority. Instead of confronting this internal issue, the Lebanese are shifting the blame onto Israel. It's truly baffling.

[@markford-h7l]

No shifting nothing....arabs have hated Zionists Israelis for a long time. They applaud any resistance. Not just limited to Lebanon

[@BakariHenryGideon]

This interview has no meaning.

[@spoppe0724]

Its propaganda

[@yusufhopitey6959]

This man speaking senseless, he is one of them

[@pommie7]

Operates in spirit of passivity???

[@solrex2504]

The government of Lebanon is fully responsible for this war as they allowed Hezbollah to rule the country. They left their country behind, leaving it on pieces in hands of Hezbollah. Is your responsibility minister.

[@Cornelius-rq1xp]

The reporter knows no history and not asking the right questions.

[@markford-h7l]

She is Afghan...she has animosity against the Anglo Celt Israeli Zionist axis

[@davidcooks2379]

@markford-h7l in fact I suggest she should go to Afghanistan and be quiet and invisible under Taliban

[@rodcamp4472]

Such useless politicians they have.

[@Numberone292]

Stop attacking Israel and u2 shall have beautiful peace

[@zoaap1978]

GIVE BACK STOLEN LAND

[@wannawin95]

@@zoaap1978 what land was stolen from Lebanon?

[@Native_soul321]

No occupation never had peace we know the history very well just look at what happened to Native Americans Australian aboriginals Maoris amerindians etc... basically they wip3d them off the face of this earth.

[@T5Zplayer]

The Lebanese are not attacking Israel.

[@zoaap1978]

@@wannawin95 Pffff

[@EGT-FRESHINK-if9zh]

Who pushed them when they started launching rockets on thr 8th even before the invasion of Gaza. Stop crying like a baby and own up responsibility.

[@micha6803]

Now they have a story that Israeli wants taken over some land 😂😂😂

[@hannacook859]

Israel doesn't want Lebanese land. They just want to not be bombed.

[@roygreen9436]

What the hell is he talking about ? We left 24 years ago

[@GrantCarter-ey3pc]

He is scared of the terrorist

[@adeniyibukayo320]

He himself is one of them

[@Khuseni]

Tell me I'm useless without using the word useless 😂😂😂😂

[@janbrown9195]

Useless ,nice suit though 😂😂😂🇳🇿

[@MitchObriens]

😂😂😂😂

[@wungnaopamawungshi7496]

Have mercy on him... he don't have guts to say the truth😂

[@churchill5940]

How can terrorist be part of your government,

[@markford-h7l]

They don't view them as terrorists. Its the English Irish Scots Welsh blooded folk be they in UK USA Australia who view them as that. Arabs view them as resistance when it's against Zionist Jews .

[@joelnakevu7452]

I am terribly amazed at that fact. That answers 95% of my questions.

[@secretsuperstar5114]

His face and eyes shows guilty in him

[@jeremiahocheme-vh4sp]

Sky news have lost it

[@jimcy1319]

The talky walky thing 😂

[@donnasmyth45]

😂😂😂

[@joelnakevu7452]

Look away from that, c'mon!

[@rsfeltm]

Sorry for your loss Sky News Sending condolences

[@The_Voice_of_Reason748]

"Colonialism gets a bad rap" - Jar of Mayonnaise from Texas

[@NathGad]

Why is jordan not facing the same problem? He's scared to death

[@LGD2051]

Because Jordan doesn't put up with terrorists. They killed tens of thousands of the PLO in the 70s when they caused trouble there.

[@AbrahamUdoh-nl7wj]

This man is talking foolishly.

[@T5Zplayer]

Look in the mirror. Hezbollah is not Lebanon.

[@pommie7]

​@@T5ZplayerJesus is Victor!

[@paragg7859]

This joker Minister made clear that Hezbollah is out of control of control and everything is in hands of Hezbollah, Lebanese army has no balls 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@YoungJeezy-b3v]

Hezbullies Started It

[@zoaap1978]

Yes they came back after world war 2 and where received with open arms.

[@SiaBasma]

THIS WAR STARTED SINCE 1948!! WHEN THE THIEVES STARTED STEALING LANDS!!!

[@cassyheavens6952]

This man is lying

[@charlie0103]

This guy is such a liar. "To be honest" says the liar

[@janbrown9195]

Agree

[@danielokpakooghomiriona7577]

This man didn't answer any questions

[@אוריתאורנים]

And she even didn’t ask though questions

[@NelsonRobertLuka]

The minister is one of them, if he wasn't he was suppose be grateful 😂

[@Lola72854]

One of them? Us the Lebanese are ONE and the resistance fighters are ONE OF US.

[@NelsonRobertLuka]

@@Lola72854 continue 🤣🤣

[@NANIKTV-my8in]

These clowns support hezbola 😂😂

[@francisfabian6577]

Minister why don't your govt restrain Hezbollah and kick them out.?

[@T5Zplayer]

Most clueless comments so far. Then, have you seen the size of Hezbollah's army?

[@Finnleigh.Jackson4141]

@@T5Zplayer Why did Lebanon allow Hezbollah to grow like this? They could have done something when Hezbollah was small.

[@NachoMon-rea]

@@T5Zplayeryou mean the ball less army after the pager attacks?

[@alagbaoriokegbogunmi7811]

Clueless....How?​@@T5Zplayer

[@jeremysungphun8820]

Lebanon Govt is so weak that it has no control over Hezbollah. After all Hezbollah is a terrorist organization.

[@ekip-obasiekpe1574]

The first and most important question to ask is, who started it from the Lebanon front? What did Israel do to hesbolla or Lebanon?

[@nareshgirdhar849]

Post-islamisation of Labenon, it has become a hell for its natives to live in this country.

[@sporttalk2460]

I don't understand this country called Lebanon,

[@maninblack9271]

I have been asking that question for months, if not years, and still I don't get them at all.

[@hannacook859]

It is good people who are occupied by I - run (I am aware of how it is spelled but comments about them get deleted)

[@maninblack9271]

@@hannacook859 I see, nice tactic to spell it out.

[@MitchObriens]

​@@hannacook859I Run 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@anthonyknowles6704]

Lebanon houses Hezbollah. The marriage seems solid between them and a group who invites terror to their land . What do they expect to happen.

[@cchima9932]

Maybe isreal should have given the Palestinians their freedom

[@Finnleigh.Jackson4141]

@@cchima9932 Maybe the Palestinians should have agreed to share

[@burns281981]

@@cchima9932 I don't get Arab logic as the entire region including Israel is all called Palestine.

[@sanny-sg8fp]

How many countries have two armies?

[@יניב-ת7ק]

He should thanks israel for liberate Lebanese from Iranian strongholds. Just as the Palestinians should for liberate from Hamas

[@markford-h7l]

And Israel should liberate from USA 😂

[@wor53lg50]

​@@markford-h7lthen UK after..

[@LwangaAli-n2u]

He speaks like a demon. He can't understand that Hizbollah continued shooting rockets for one year

[@Oluabi777]

No I disagree.Try to understand that he was just trying to be politically correct. I think he gave all the cue that he doesn't support Hezbollah or u want him to be direct and get beheaded by the Nasrallah foot soldiers?

[@maipeloboaa8731]

Come on Mr minister..... The Israel gvt has asked the Lebanese people to evacuate..... So how can Israel be fighting them again.... Own up to your admin weakness....

[@InvisibleEnergy-sy3ud]

Stop the missiles .Didnt start with pagers

[@tundeakindasa905]

These people are not okay, they are evil.They start something when it goes out of ther hands they start playing the victims game.I just don't understand these people.

[@davidcooks2379]

Taqiya

[@janbrown9195]

💯💯💯 Morally bankrupt

[@RichardJew-d9x]

He means thousands of terrorists injured

[@aviwinegarten3859]

This guy is all over the place😂😂

[@aarikk]

Hamas "didnt start on oct 7!!" Lebanon: "started with ralkie walkie"

[@janbrown9195]

Check facts 😡

[@edmondkoussa4721]

Who make the Lebanese army weak. The so called govt.

[@romanelovarshavsky]

the guy is crazy

[@Gio.761]

Natayahu is crazy guy

[@pommie7]

​@@Gio.761Jesus is Victor!!

[@georgesawma3310]

I am Lebanese and this guy is delusional

[@markford-h7l]

Living in Lebanon or with your fellow lebbos in Australia 😂

[@prithwirajjadhav2990]

Not delusional. Under pressure while speaking in public.

[@MitchObriens]

​@@markford-h7l😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@kennethdonkor2006]

This man is not serious.

[@mosessilwamba444]

Cowards indeed, he knows the right thing to do but too afraid to be sincere 😢😢

[@jimza-y9j]

He is very cautious in his response and very intelligent,he cannot solely blame hisbollah as this may put his life in danger.

[@joelnakevu7452]

Not "may", but "will".

[@deven.oauditx7547]

The minister is explaining a typical banana republic of Lebanon.

[@EdwinHorox]

the prime-minister of Lebanon should travel to Iran to stop the war, why is he going to new york?

[@darrenfernandes1537]

never mess with God's chosen people I would not dare to even think about it

[@markford-h7l]

Europeans dont believe that. maybe the hindoos And indian untouchables belive that

[@chrisvladizkomonov7937]

A Puppet Government from Hezbo😂😂

[@The_Voice_of_Reason748]

"Amalek" - Benjamin Netanyahu

[@fultoneth9869]

Only the foolish expect no consequence for heinous action.

[@ephraimakunyili7563]

One of the wisest opinion as regards the current situation in Lebanon

[@ebenezerquartey188]

More Lebanese refugees for Ghana then. Senseless war.

[@abenadokua6932]

Why Ghana ? Please let us enjoy the peace we have wai.

[@danielabora1133]

Eben, we had enough troubles already, we don't want to add their headaches 😂

[@FA1230AF]

Don't F w Israel. Am Yisrael Chai!

[@arvindmorjaria2]

Waste of time going to US. Seek another peace broker..

[@janbrown9195]

He’s going to the victim lovers and Israeli haters the UN .

[@RustyShackleford-ll5ts]

They need to step up their game

[@BadwellAsia-p6c]

He doesn't mention the 8500 rockets Hisbollah launched into Israel.

[@markford-h7l]

That comes under resistance. He said Hezbollah are resistance and had they not existed he shudders to think what state Lebanon would be in today and how much less square footage they would have

[@j.n.1847]

Give me a break, they were supposed to disarm Hezbollah in 2006. Instead of that, they included them in government.

[@LwangaAli-n2u]

keeping it under control? imagine

[@davidcooks2379]

Lebanon better expell Hezbolla now

[@orlandogiddings1560]

Let your government tell Hesbollah to leave Lebanon

[@markford-h7l]

Joe biden is more likely to leave and go back to Ireland Ans trump more likely to go back to Scotland than Hezbollah are to leave Lebanon. 😂😂

[@mxbx1331]

Talky walkie😂

[@MitchObriens]

😂😂😂😂

[@BadwellAsia-p6c]

This minister should speak to his colleagues in the Lebanese Parliament eg Hisbollah. They have been begging for war since October 8. It didn't start with the pagers and walkie-talkies.

[@sabiitistephen8278]

The gentleman is honest,the Lebanese government has no control over Hezbollah.

[@ugochichinwuba1811]

Interviewing this so-called minister is pointless !!!

[@ydnallah1541]

Lebanon is like a skidder on the world’s underpants

[@T5Zplayer]

Childish comment. I have worked there. Lebanese are a friendly and generous bunch. Hezbollah is not Lebanese.

[@odameeugene24]

I really wish Labanese will admire to this man and stay off from fighting

[@ravindranponniah1522]

Just stop firing rockets,

[@josephlango5591]

They wanted war. They got it now. They shouldnt cry

[@Sam-fv3pb]

ALL I SEE IS A HUGE INVISIBLE AK-47 BEHIND THE MINISTERS HEAD. For the case he says something wrong.

[@islandgirl101]

Shaking in his boots! Start wars then cry when your country is trounced by a superior army!

[@MrBootIt]

Feel sorry for Lebanon Don't blame Israel Blame Hasbala blame Iran

[@givenngwira1023]

This is the major problem with Lebanese government 'supporting wrong ideology '. Get rid of Hezbollah yourselves & create wealth in your country.

[@joeg5694]

No wonder Lebanon is where it is with such people in the Government.

[@kondwankamanga]

This is one useless politician that can not help his country. An example of dead wood

[@kingsolomon0]

What is Labanese army doing about Hezbollah ? Emotions aside the citizens of Lebanon are paying the price.

[@adeobs9705]

Say the truth, don't be afraid to say the truth.

[@nicolastengler6925]

The art of saying nothing,how embarrassing

[@everyoneisbeautiful-cy7vk]

This is a good journalism. Unlike CNN , Al Jazeera etc who ask one sided questions

[@thandoszinondo1171]

Please stop hezbolleh

[@kimharvey3224]

Talkie walkie lol

[@64251973rrg]

He is avoiding mention Hesbollah since israel pointing hesbollah not lebanese 😂😂😂

[@jasonk4566]

Bet he doesn’t have any electronic devices on him..💥😂