Those dragging Lebanon into regional conflicts were not acting in its best interests, Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rai said, in comments that appeared to refer to Hezbollah.
"I want to tell them ... Do you want to force (Lebanon) to go to war? Are you asking before you go to war? Before you go to Syria? ... You're not looking out for the interest of your people," said Rai in a video circulated by local media on Thursday.
Rai has called for Lebanon to remain neutral, referring to Hezbollah's role fighting in neighboring Syria to support Damascus and its alliance with Iran in regional conflicts.
He has also repeatedly urged Lebanon's political rivals to agree a new administration, and has called for a UN-sponsored international conference to help break the deadlock.
Lebanon has been in financial meltdown since 2019 and feuding politicians have been unable to form a government since the last one quit in the aftermath of an Aug. 4 explosion in the capital.
