Lebanese political activist Dr. Naji Hayek, who is affiliated with the Free Patriotic Movement, said in an interview that was posted to the Bel Moubashar YouTube channel on January 19, 2023, that the Shiites are Hizbullah’s top priority, followed by the Sunnis, with the Christians being their lowest priority. He said that Hizbullah uses its weapons for its benefit, and that goods in Beirut’s Hizbullah-controlled suburb of Dahiyeh are much cheaper than anywhere else because Hizbullah imports them through border crossings that it controls. He also said that the defense of Lebanon is the right of all Lebanese people, and that the current situation in which Hizbullah controls its own weapons must be changed for him to change his view regarding Hizbullah.