Last month, Lebanon formed a new unity government, comprising the country's rival parties, following nine months of deadlock. The country's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri took the charge of the government once again following his resignation in 2017, while Hezbollah, a group which is accused by Israel and the US of fighting in Syria, got three seats out of 30, including control of the health ministry.
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In November 2017, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri announced his unexpected resignation, while visiting Saudi Arabia. The former minister explained his move with concerns that he could be assassinated like his father and criticized the Lebanon-based Shiite Hezbollah paramilitary and political