Ban: Shebaaa Blast Goes against Efforts to Create Stability in South

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned the explosion that took place on the Lebanese-Israeli border on Tuesday, deeming it a violation of U.N. Security Council resolution 1701, reported the daily An Nahar on Wednesday.

He said that the blast goes against efforts to create a stable and secure environment in southern Lebanon.

Hizbullah claimed responsibility for the bombing that targeted an Israeli activity on the Israeli side of the border near the Shebaa Farms.

Two Israeli soldiers were wounded in the attack, which prompted the troops to fire artillery shells against the Shebaa Farms and nearby areas.

The blast was a response by Hizbullah to Israel's assassination of one of its military experts, Ali Hassan Haidar, as he was dismantling an Israeli spy device in the South on September 5.

The U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon urged on wake of the blast all sides to exercise restraint and cooperate with it to ease tensions and avoid escalation.

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