"The Lebanese Cabinet on Thursday called for the adoption of strict measures to prevent the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) from conducting 'security or military activities' on Lebanese territory. "I am asking the Council to request that the relevant ministries, departments and agencies take the necessary measures to prevent any security or military activity carried out by members of the Revolutionary Guard, and to arrest them under the supervision of the competent judiciary in preparation for their deportation," announced Paul Morcos, the Lebanese Minister of Information. "I would also like to emphasise the urgent need to implement the Cabinet's decision. [...] This will refute claims that our decisions are useless and ineffective, and prove that they will be fully implemented," he emphasised. The government said the measures are necessary to safeguard 'the sovereignty of the state' and are in line with a previously issued decision that is awaiting full implementation. Morcos noted that the decision was based on growing reports about the presence of members of the IRGC on Lebanese soil and their alleged involvement in security and military activities. "The Council of Ministers has [also] decided to reinstate the requirement for Iranian nationals to obtain entry visas to Lebanon," he added. The minister also crticised Hezbollah, accusing the group of dragging the state into conflict 'without considering the disastrous consequences' on the population. "If there is a sin, then it is not the government that is committing it, but rather those who have dragged Lebanon into unnecessary adventures," he asserted. "All of this is in service of foreign interests that have nothing to do with those of Lebanon." Israel launched strikes on Lebanon on Monday and continued throughout this week in the latest escalation of the conflict with Hezbollah - after attacking Iran together with the US. The IDF initially said it was responding to Hezbollah's own cross-border attacks, which the group said were retaliation for the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The escalation comes after the US and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday February 28. Tehran said it was responding with strikes on Israel and US assets in the region, with explosions reported in countries across the Gulf. "