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Israel on the situation between Israel & Lebanon - Security Council Stakeout (4 December 2018)

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Channel: United Nations · 2018 · News & Politics

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Remarks to the media by H.E. Danny Danon, Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations, on  the situation between Israel and Lebanon. 

Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon told reporters gathered outside the Security Council that “Israel is conducting a limited operation in its territory to neutralize Hezbollah terror tunnels coming from southern Lebanon,” which he said are “a clear violation and wilful disregard of UN Security Council resolution 1701.”

Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon today (4 Dec) told reporters gathered outside the Security Council that “Israel is conducting a limited operation in its territory to neutralize Hezbollah terror tunnels coming from southern Lebanon,” which he said are “a clear violation and wilful disregard of UN Security Council resolution 1701.”

Danon said the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is tasked with preventing the build-up of arms and military infrastructure in Southern Lebanon, but “clearly, it is not doing enough.”

The Israel Ambassador stressed that “Israel has no interest in escalation,” but will do “whatever it takes to defend our sovereignty and our citizens.”

He called on Secretary-General António Guterres and the Security Council to “condemn this terrorist threat.”

Danon made clear the operations are taking place inside Israeli territory but added that “in the past we have proven that we will take all necessary actions to protect our people” and “if in the future we will see threats in Lebanon, Syria, you name it, we will take pre-emptive actions as well.”

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