We have established "security zones" deep outside our borders: in Gaza, in more than half of the Strip's territory; in Syria, from Mount Sheikh to Yarmouk; and in Lebanon, a vast "buffer zone" that prevents infiltration threats and repels the danger of anti-tank fire to our communities.

“We’ll be leaving very soon… and if France or some other country wants to get oil or gas, they'll have to go through the Strait and fend for themselves but I think they'll be safe... we have nothing to do with it, what happens in the Strait, we're not going to have to do anything about it (...)"