An MTV reporter from Bsharri indicated that "calls have not stopped since yesterday in an attempt to calm people down after the horrific crime in ornet Sawda", revealing that 5 people from Bsharri have been arrested.

In this context, the Mayor of Bsharri Ziad Tawk said, in an interview with MTV, that "what happened in Bsharri is a national tragedy after the fall of two martyrs from the town, and the army and security services are required to tell us how Haitham Tawk was killed on his own land," adding, "the delivered the bodies of the two martyrs, and we will set the date for the burial after a meeting with the family."

For his part, MP Faisal Karami said in an interview with MTV that "Bsharri's tragedy demonstrated the awareness of all the Lebanese who rejected sedition and appealed to the judiciary and institutions, and we are awaiting investigations to find out who is behind the crime to take the appropriate stance."

Karami continued by saying: "The Lebanese state has not fulfilled its duties towards the farmers and the people in the disputed area of ​​Bsharri and Bqaa Safrin, and we demand fast investigations, disclosure of the case, and accountability of the guilty."