Lebanon's Hezbollah says govt should not resign as protests spread

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah warned that the group's ministers would not allow poorer Lebanese to bear the brunt of an economic overhaul through higher taxes that would cause a social explosion

Lebanon’s Iranian-backed Hezbollah said the government should not resign as protests entered a third day, but work together to resolve an economic crisis that has brought the country to the brink of bankruptcy.

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah warned that the group’s ministers and lawmakers would not allow poorer Lebanese to bear the brunt of an economic overhaul through higher taxes that would cause a social explosion.

As Nasrallah’s comments were being broadcast on Lebanese television channels, protesters streamed back onto the streets, waving flags and demanding the removal of a political elite whose cronyism they blame for the country’s economic hardships. Demonstrators