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Lebanon files UN Security Council complaint over alleged Israeli killing of Hamas terror chief
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People search for survivors inside an apartment following a massive explosion in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, in which Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri was killed. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Lebanon has filed a complaint to the UN Security Council over the alleged Israeli killing of Hamas deputy terror chief Saleh al-Arouri in Beirut earlier this week.
The complaint calls the killing “the most dangerous phase” in Israeli attacks on Lebanon, claiming Israel fired six missiles in the strike that killed Arouri and five other Hamas operatives.
The complaint also cries foul on Israeli use of Lebanese airspace to carry out regular airstrikes in Syria, which the IDF says are necessary to prevent Iranian entrenchment along its border.
The complaint appears largely symbolic and is unlikely to lead to any tangible action against Israel.
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