Lebanese president on Israeli strikes: A despicable crime, Israel’s message has been received

By Nurit Yohanan

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6 November 2025, 8:26 pm

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Nurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Tayr Debba, on November 6, 2025. (MAHMOUD ZAYYAT / AFP)

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun slams Israel’s wave of strikes in southern Lebanon as a violation of international law, in a post on X.

“What Israel did today in southern Lebanon is not only a crime under international law… but also a despicable political crime,” he writes.

He adds that while Lebanon remains open to negotiations, Israel continues its aggression against Lebanon.

He concludes: “Almost a year since the ceasefire came into effect, Israel has spared no effort to show its refusal of an arrangement between the two countries — your message has been received.”