UN chief urges end to Israeli ‘occupation’ in southern Lebanon
Antonio Guterres has called for an end to Israel’s “continued occupation” and “military operations” in southern Lebanon, after a November ceasefire to end fighting between Israel and the Hezbollah armed group.
“The continued occupation by the Israel (military) inside the UNIFIL area operations and the conduct of military operations in Lebanese territory are violations of Resolution 1701 … They must stop,” he told members of the UN peacekeeping force as he visited them, referring to the UN Security Council decision that ended a 2006 war between both sides.
UN chief says 100 Hezbollah ‘weapons caches’ found after Lebanon truce
Antonio Guterres says the caches belonging to the group and its allies have been discovered by peacekeepers since a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel went into effect.
UN peacekeepers “uncovered over 100 weapons caches belonging to Hezbollah or other armed groups since November 27”, the UN secretary-general said.
Guterres added that the “presence of armed personnel, assets and weapons” other than those of the Lebanese army and the UNIFIL peacekeeping force violate a UN Security Council resolution that ended a 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war.
Guterres earlier called for an end to Israel’s “continued occupation” and “military operations” in southern Lebanon since the November ceasefire.
Lebanon reports four more Israeli violations to ceasefire: Report
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) reports four more Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement that took effect 52 days ago between Israel and Hezbollah.
According to NNA, the Israeli military blew up several homes in Meiss El-Jabal town of the Marjayoun district in southern Lebanon. The news agency also reported that a Syrian national had been arrested by the Israeli army while grazing a herd of cattle on the outskirts of the Rmeish town.
Hezbollah and Israel reached a ceasefire deal on November 26 to end more than 14 months of fighting, since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza. However, Lebanese authorities have reported more than 564 Israeli violations of the ceasefire, including the death of 37 people and injury of 45 others.
Houthis claim attacks on targets in southern, central Israel
Yemen’s Houthi group says it has struck targets in central and southern Israel as well as a US aircraft carrier in the Red Sea. In a statement, the group’s military spokesman Yahya Saree said its fighters “carried out three military operations against Israeli targets”.
He said the group targeted the Eilat area in southern Israel with four cruise missiles.
The group also attacked “a vital target” in the Ashkelon area in southern Israel with a combat drone, he said. In a third military operation, Saree added that the group attacked the Tel Aviv-Jaffa area in central Israel with three combat drones.
The Houthi spokesman also said its fighters targeted the USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier for the seventh time in the Red Sea. Earlier today, the Houthis reported that the US carried out five air strikes on the Harf Sufyan district in the northern province of Amran in western Yemen.
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