Lebanon Calls on UN to End Israeli Escalation

Lebanon’s caretaker Hassan Diab called the United Nations, on Friday, to oblige Israel to respect Resolution 1701 and stop its violations of Lebanese sovereignty.

Diab stressed the necessity of restoring calmness and stopping the repeated Israeli escalation in the country. The caretaker cited the raid carried out by enemy aircraft on Lebanese territory, which posed a direct and strong threat to Resolution 1701.

Therefore, he conducted a series of contacts with the aim of containing the escalation in southern Lebanon through full compliance with international Resolution 1701.

On the same page, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon, UNIFIL, affirmed that escalating hostilities over the past two days involving Lebanese and Israeli forces have created “a very dangerous situation” in the volatile border region.

In a statement, the peacekeeping mission said it had detected rocket launches from outside its area of operations in south Lebanon towards the Israeli-occupied Golan.

This was followed almost immediately by an artillery response from Israel directed at the general area around Kafer Chouba, a village in the Hasbaya District of the Nabatieh Governorate, according to UNIFIL.