Artillery shells are lined up beside an Israeli self-propelled artillery gun, near the Lebanese border on the outskirts of the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shemona, on September 1, 2019. IMAGE: AFP
Iran has strongly condemned Israel’s recent actions against Lebanon, describing it as a threat to global peace and security.
“The Israeli regime’s act of aggression against Lebanon is a blatant violation of sovereignty and territorial integrity of an independent country, which is a member of the United Nations, and constitutes a move against international peace and security,” Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on September 2.
“As a result of the international community’s meaningful silence and lavish US support, the bankrupt Israeli regime is trying to undermine the Lebanese people’s honorable resistance.”
The foreign ministry spokesman said that Lebanon does have a powerful president, government and army and seeks to protect its territorial integrity and independence in the face of Zionists’ aggression. He also blaimed Israel for trying to undermine the resistance of the Lebanese people.
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On September 1, a military situation at the Lebanese-Israeli contact line escalated after units of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) shelled the Shebaa Farms in southern Lebanon. An Israeli drone also dropped several incendiary grenades at Bestrah causing fire. In response, Hezbollah launched an anti-tank guided missile at an Israeli military position near Avivim allegedly destroying a military vehicle. Then, the IDF targeted southern Lebanon with at least 100 shells and employed combat helicopters. MORE HERE
