Ghosn Condemns Israeli Espionage Stations along Border with Lebanon
Caretaker Defense Minister Fayez Ghosn denounced on Saturday the recent spying stations installed by Israel along its border with Lebanon, considering that the Lebanese state should swiftly resolve the matter.
“The matter requires the state to file a complaint against Israel to the U.N. Security Council and investigations to reveal the nature of the violation,” Ghosn said in a statement issued by his press office.
The caretaker Minister renewed calls on the Lebanese to “unite and set aside their differences to confront the Israeli plot against Lebanon.”
Lebanon is expected to file a complaint to the United Nations Security Council over the issue in light of the report issued by the parliamentary telecommunications committee, which will meet on Monday.
Speaker Nabih Berri revealed on Wednesday that Israel had set up a number of espionage stations along its border with Lebanon, starting from al-Naqoura passing by Khayyam all the way to Sheba.
The biggest espionage station is allegedly installed in al-Abbad and Jan al-Alam areas, which are located near the U.N. demarcated Blue line.
The head of the parliamentary committee, MP Hassan Fadlallah, said in comments published in As Safir newspaper on Thursday that the meeting will be held in presence of Telecoms Minister Nicolas Sehnaoui and a specialized team in addition to the Foreign Ministry representatives.
Concerning the situation in the northern city of Tripoli, Ghosn hailed the security measure undertaken by the Lebanese army to control tension between the rival neighborhoods of Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen.
“The army is exerting efforts to impose stability and security in Tripoli,” he pointed out, calling for the end of incitement and sectarian campaigns.
Clashes between residents of the rival neighborhoods date back to Lebanon's own civil war in the 1970s and 1980s, but tensions have spiked since the outbreak of Syria's uprising, raising fears the conflict may spill across the border.
Lebanon was dominated by Damascus for 30 years until 2005, and its population is deeply divided into pro- and anti-Assad camps.
The divisions were further aggravated earlier this year when Hizbullah openly admitted sending fighters to support President Bashar Assad's troops in Syria.
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