MP Hassan Fadlallah of Hezbollah on Monday described the relation between south Lebanon and the Lebanese state as a “one-sided love,” noting that “the historical demand of its people is for this State to be present and fulfill its duties in protection and care.”

“This slogan was raised by Imam Sayyed Abdel Hussein Sharafeddine in 1949, and Imam Sayyed Moussa al-Sadr used to demand it as well. We remained as such generation after generation, and today the Duo -- Hezbollah and the Amal Movement -- are demanding this state,” Fadlallah added.