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Lebanon lodges complaint with UNSC against Israeli violations

Sunday 25/August/2019 - 03:41 PM
The Reference
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Lebanese Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil on Sunday directed Lebanon’s ambassador to the UN to file an urgent complaint against Israel with the UN Security Council over its “dangerous violation of Lebanese sovereignty,” in connection with the overnight drone blast in a Hizbullah stronghold in Beirut’s southern suburbs.

Stressing Lebanon’s keenness on the implementation of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701, which ended the 2006 war between Israel and Hizbullah, Bassil said Israel is meanwhile “committing daily and repeated violations that terrorize the Lebanese and threaten their safety", Nahar reported.

“Lebanon’s keenness on abiding by U.N. resolutions and its commitment to stability do not negate its right to defend national sovereignty and carry out what is necessary to preserve it,” the minister added in a statement released by the Foreign Ministry.

A source has revealed that the drone, which was shot down in the area of ​​Moawad in the southern suburb of Beirut, is a small Israeli reconnaissance aircraft that tasked with carrying out military missions.

Hezbollah's media official, Muhammad Afif, said that Hezbollah had not shot down any Israeli aircraft in the southern suburbs of Beirut in the morning

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