US al-Quds move to pose new security challenges to Mideast: Saad Hariri

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has warned that US recognition of Jerusalem al-Quds as Israel’s capital will pose new challenges to the security of the Middle East.

“It complicates the peace process even more (between Israel and the Palestinians) and creates a new challenge to regional security,” AFP quoted Hariri as saying at the Lebanon International Support Group meeting in Paris on Friday.

“In the name of the Lebanese people, I can only repeat our rejection of this decision,” he added.

Hariri’s remarks come as protests are underway across Palestinian territories and around the world against Washington’s decision with regard to Jerusalem al-Quds.