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UN’s Middle East envoy speaks of heightened tensions in south Lebanon
UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland briefs, over video conference, the Security Council on the 'Situation in the Middle East,' including the Palestinian question, on January 26, 2021. (Daniela Penkova/UNSCO/File)
The UN’s Middle East envoy tells the Security Council of heightened tensions in south Lebanon.
“In recent months, at least four firing ranges, unknown to Lebanese authorities, have been observed in regular use south of the Litani River,” Tor Wennesland says, according to a statement from the UN. “This is a blatant violation of resolution 1701” that ended the 2006 Second Lebanon War.
He says “the rising number of incidents affecting UNIFIL’s freedom of movement is unacceptable.”
He also denounces “regular and ongoing violations of Lebanese airspace by Israel.”
