Ibrahim Visits Naqoura, Says Lebanon Committed to 1701
General Security chief Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim visited on Friday the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon to extend his condolences over the death of a Spanish peacekeeper last week.
Ibrahim met with UNIFIL Commander Maj. Gen. Luciano Portolano at the mission's base in the southern town of Naqoura.
Lebanon is committed to Resolution 1701, he said in response to Israeli accusations that Hizbullah violated the resolution which ended the 2006 war.
Portolano also expressed confidence that all sides were committed to 1701.
Cpl. Francisco Javier Soria Toledo was killed last Wednesday during the Israeli military's exchange of fire with Hizbullah near the disputed Shebaa Farms area.
The deadliest escalation on the frontier since the 2006 war came after Hizbullah fired missiles on Israeli army convoys, leaving two soldiers dead.
Ibrahim earlier inspected the base of General Security at the Naqoura crossing.
He was briefed on the work of General Security agents there.
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