NNA - Former MP Bahia Hariri, heading a large delegation from the Future Movement, visited today the Mukhtara Palace to offer condolences on behalf of former Prime Minister Saad Hariri to the family of Martyr Leader Kamal Jumblatt, marking the 48th commemoration of his martyrdom.

The delegation included former MPs Ghattas Khoury, Mohammad Hajjar, and Tarek Merhebi, as well as several members of the Future Movement political bureau and coordinators, councils, and sectors representing the Beirut, Bekaa, Tripoli, Akkar, South Mount Lebanon, Sidon, South, and Hasbaya-Marjayoun coordination offices, alongside several religious and municipal figures and supporters.

Hariri and the delegation were received by the head of the Democratic Gathering, MP Taymour Jumblatt; Mrs. Nora Jumblatt and Mrs. Dalia Jumblatt; MPs Marwan Hamadeh and Bilal Abdallah; and the Secretary-General of the Progressive Socialist Party, Zafer Nasser.

Following the brief reception in the outer courtyard of the Mukhtara Palace, Hariri and the Movement's delegation headed to the tomb of Martyr Kamal Jumblatt and his two companions, where they laid floral wreaths and prayed the Fatiha.

At the end of the visit, Hariri said: "We are honored to share with leader Walid Jumblatt and Progressive Socialist Party head Taymour Jumblatt the 48th anniversary of the assassination of the great national leader, Martyr Kamal Jumblatt, and to convey Prime Minister Saad Hariri's appreciation for Mukhtara's sincere friendship with Martyr Prime Minister Rafic Hariri during his lifetime and after his assassination."

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