Fragile truce in Lebanon violated by Israel once again
The ceasefire which went into effect in late November has generally been holding, but it is fragile. Now, there is growing concern about its continued stability.
On Tuesday night, Israeli drones carried out two attacks in Nabatieh, a city in southern Lebanon. The Israeli military said it hit vehicles belonging to Hezbollah that were transporting weapons.
There has been no independent confirmation of that claim but Israel does not believe it is a violation of the truce. The Israeli military says it is enforcing the agreement because there is no other force on the ground able to do so.
Lebanon sees it differently. They believe that Israel has violated the truce, they have appealed to the international committee monitoring the ceasefire that has led the United States “to take a firm stance to stop these violations”.
Ex-Israeli envoy calls on Netanyahu to lobby against UN in talks with Trump
Gilad Erdan, the former Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, has told Israeli Army Radio that the top international organisation “represents a threat no less than Iran” for his country.
“The biased political composition in the United Nations has turned The Hague Court and the Human Rights Council into tools against Israel,” he added.
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