Lebanon files an urgent UN complaint against Israel

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  • 20-08-2021, 10:30
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    The head of the caretaker government in Lebanon, Hassan Diab, asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs to instruct Lebanon's delegate to the United Nations to file a complaint against Israel, which once again bombed Syria from Lebanese airspace.

    The Presidency of the Council of Ministers stated in a tweet via “Twitter” that Diab asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Zina Aker, to instruct Lebanon’s delegate to the United Nations “to file an urgent complaint against the Israeli enemy, which violated Lebanese sovereignty, endangered the safety of civil aviation and threatened the lives of civilian passengers, Lebanese and foreigners.” directly at risk.

    Added to that: "President Diab stressed that the Israeli enemy's continued violation of Lebanon's sovereignty constitutes a direct threat to UN Resolution 1701, calling on the United Nations and the international community to condemn the Israeli aggression and take measures that preserve Lebanese sovereignty and protect UN Resolution 1701."

    A Syrian military source announced that "the Israeli enemy carried out, at approximately 23.03 pm on Thursday evening, an air attack with rockets from the direction southeast of Beirut, targeting some points in the vicinity of the city of Damascus and the vicinity of the city of Homs."

     

    Source: Russia Today