Lebanese President Joseph Aoun stressed on Saturday the necessity of dialogue to resolve all internal problems in the country, warning that resorting to "violence" will not resolve any issues.

In a speech marking the 50th anniversary of the civil war, Aoun said, "We must have learned from these 50 years... and the first lesson we learned is that violence and hatred will not solve any problem in Lebanon."

Aoun added that the unidentified missiles launched from southern Lebanon are "a malicious plot against our country that targets Lebanon's stability and the security of the Lebanese," considering them to provide "an additional pretext" for attacks on Lebanon.

The Lebanese president stressed that everyone in the country "unanimously agrees that any weapons outside the state or outside the state's authority could jeopardize Lebanon's interests."

Aoun said: "It is time for us all to say that Lebanon will only be protected by its state, its army, and the official security forces... It is time for us all to adhere to the requirements of this position so that Lebanon survives and so that we have learned from fifty years of our insane wars."

I continue: "Our unity is our weapon and our weapon is our army."