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Lebanon complains to UN Security Council over ongoing Israeli attacks

Saturday, 11 January 2025 11:39 AM [ Last Update: Saturday, 11 January 2025 11:39 AM ]

This file picture shows a view of the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants building in Beirut, Lebanon. (Photo by Lebanon’s al-Mayadeen)

Lebanon has complained to the UN Security Council over Israel's ongoing acts of aggression on agricultural lands as well as livestock in the southern part of the country in violation of a ceasefire agreement.

The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants in a statement outlined the major violations, emphasizing how such actions are blatant breaches of international law and pose direct threats to Lebanon’s sovereignty and food security.

It said the attacks are causing significant damage to agricultural roads and infrastructure in southern Lebanon, and have destroyed the “Seedling Cultivation” project in the Wadi al-Hajir region, which was supported by the World Food Program and the European Union.

The ministry said it had notified the diplomatic mission in New York to submit a complaint to the Security Council against Israel following consultations and coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture.

The ministry urged the Security Council to take immediate action to stop these attacks, protect the rights of farmers and fishermen in the affected areas, and ensure their livelihoods.

It also demanded that the occupying Tel Aviv regime be held accountable, and required to compensate for the damages it has caused by its aggression on Lebanon’s agricultural sector and beyond.

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Furthermore, Lebanon is calling on Security Council members, especially those who helped broker the ceasefire, to take a strong and clear stance against Israel’s repeated violations of the agreement, it said.

Israel was forced to accept the ceasefire with the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement after suffering heavy losses following almost 14 months of fighting and failing to achieve its goals in its aggression on Lebanon.

The truce deal came into effect on November 27. It will last for 60 days in the hope of reaching a permanent cessation of hostilities.

Under the agreement, an international monitoring committee, headed by the US, is tasked with overseeing the implementation of the ceasefire.

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