‘Provocative Attempts’: Israel Will Complain to UN Over Hezbollah’s Breach Of Border Fence
19 April, 2020 |
6 years ago
Jerusalem, 19 April, 2020 (TPS-IL) -- Israel will submit a complaint to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) against the Lebanese Hezbollah terror organization over its breach of the border fence on Friday, one of the most severe security incidents in the area in months.
The IDF found three locations where Israel’s security fence along the Blue Line with Lebanon was damaged. Troops were quickly dispatched to the scenes and there was no infiltration from Lebanon into Israel.
“This is a severe event. We hold the Lebanese government responsible for actions from its territory,” the IDF stated.
The three breaches were fixed over the weekend.
Israel’s Foreign Ministry stated Saturday evening that following the “provocative attempts by Hezbollah to infringe upon Israel’s sovereignty through a number of breaches at the Israel-Lebanon border fence,” Foreign Minister Israel Katz has instructed the Foreign Ministry to submit a complaint to the UNSC.
“The State of Israel thoroughly condemns these attempts to breach the border fence, and expects the Lebanese government to fulfill its responsibility to prevent these kinds of threats against the security of Israel, and of the region as a whole,” Katz stated.
Hezbollah has remained silent on the incident, which occurred just days after an Israeli drone on Wednesday carried out a strike against a jeep driven by Hezbollah terrorists inside Syria.
The vehicle was hit with two missiles which caused substantial material damage. The terrorists were not harmed.
Israeli sources estimated that the targets of the attack were involved in Hezbollah’s project to convert its vast missile arsenal to accurate and guided projectiles.
Other sources estimate that the Friday night incident on the border fence was a threatening message from Hezbollah to Israel.
