Hezbollah leader says Saudi Arabia has declared war on Lebanon

Hezbollah's leader said on Friday that Saudi Arabia had declared war on Lebanon and his Iran-backed group, accusing Riyadh of detaining Saad al-Hariri and forcing him to resign as Lebanon's prime minister to destabilize the country.

France became the first Western country to indicate that Saudi Arabia was holding Mr. Hariri against his will, saying it wished for him to have "all his freedom of movement and be fully able to play the essential role that is his in Lebanon."

Hariri's resignation has plunged Lebanon into crisis, thrusting the