Lebanese PM urges UN to stop Israeli violations of Lebanon’s sovereignty

BEIRUT: Caretaker Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab urged on Friday the United Nations to exert pressure on Israel to stop its violations of Lebanon’s sovereignty, al-Jadeed TV channel reported.

“Israel’s attacks against Lebanese territories constitute a clear violation of the UN Security Council Resolution 1701,” Diab said.

An Israeli artillery unit fires at targets in the Lebanese territory from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Friday. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Friday that it fired artillery shells at targets in southern Lebanon in response to Lebanon’s firing of more than 10 rockets into Israeli territory earlier in the day.

Hezbollah fired rockets earlier in the day against Israeli targets in the occupied Shebaa Farms in retaliation for Israeli airstrikes on Thursday in southern Lebanon.

Two rockets from Lebanon hit northern Israel on Wednesday, prompting Israeli artillery fire.

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon warned that the situation on the border is very dangerous and called on all parties to stop fire.–Xinhua