Joseph Aoun considered the attack as a violation of ceasefire agreements and stated that the persistence of Israel’s aggression ‘forces them to redouble efforts to mobilize Lebanon’s friends in the world to support them’
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun condemned the Israeli attack on Tuesday (1) on the southern outskirts of Beirut and called for support from his allies to defend “the country’s full sovereignty”. Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam denounced a “flagrant violation” of the ceasefire after the attack, which happened four months after the agreement that ended the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
“Israel’s persistence in his aggression obliges us to redouble his efforts to mobilize friends from In the world to support our right to full sovereignty, ”Aoun said in a statement. For the head of government, the attack is“ a blatant violation of the agreements on the cease of hostilities ”and Resolution 1701 of the Security Council of which ended the previous war in 2006 and served as the basis for the ceasefire that entered into force on November 27.
The Israeli army announced hours before it killed a leader of the Shiite Hezbollah movement during an attack on the southern suburb of Beirut who, according to the Lebanese government, caused three deaths. The attack was the second Israeli bombing against Lebanon’s capital in less than a week after months of ceasing fire in the war against the Hezbollah Islamist movement.
“The attack aimed at a terrorist from that recently commanded agents of the And he assisted them in planning a significant and imminent terrorist attack against Israeli civilians, ”the army said in a joint statement with Shin Bet, the internal security service.
*With information from AFP
Posted by Victor Oliveira
