Lebanese caretaker prime minister Najib Mikati warns of "security chaos" that could engulf the region should war spread beyond Israel and the Gaza Strip. The war has raised concerns that Lebanon’s powerful Iran-backed Hezbollah movement, a Hamas ally, could open a new front with Israel. “I cannot reassure the Lebanese about anything because things are subject to their timing,” Mikati adds.
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00:00 Lebanon is in the eye of the storm and is part of this region
00:03 and has lived through all the wars in the region
00:05 On the contrary, Lebanon was more tolerant in the region
00:08 The uprising is not only Lebanon
00:11 I fear that the uprising will be in every region
00:13 and that we will enter a security chaos in the entire Middle East
00:17 Even today, I see that Hezbollah is rational
00:23 and wise in managing these issues
00:26 and the conditions of the game are still limited
00:28 But at the same time, I do not feel that I can trust the Lebanese with anything
00:34 because things are still limited
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