Lebanese Kataeb Party leader Samy Gemayel met with Defense Minister Michel Menassa and Army Commander General Rodolphe Haykal, reaffirming his party’s support for Lebanon's legitimate state institutions.

In a post on his X account, Gemayel emphasized the Kataeb's "full support for the President of the Republic, the Army Commander, and the Defense Minister in their tremendous efforts to protect Lebanon, restore the state’s authority, and assert sovereignty over all Lebanese territory."

The meetings were attended by Kataeb Political Bureau members Alain Hakim and Ghassan Abou Jaoude, as well as lawyer Imad Khoury.