UN chief: Israel and Hezbollah must stop fighting
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on Hezbollah to allow Lebanon’s government “to have the primacy of arms and authority throughout its territory,” U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.
Guterres also called on Israel to respect Lebanon’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and withdraw its troops.
The U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon known as UNIFIL reported that from midnight until 4 p.m. local time Monday, it observed a decrease in violence and exchanges of fire between Israel and Hezbollah, Dujarric said.
UNIFIL recorded 133 trajectories of projectiles and two airstrikes attributed to Israeli forces during that time period and none from Hezbollah or other armed groups, he said.
It also recorded 25 violations of Lebanese airspace. Before the agreement was announced on Sunday, UNIFIL recorded 1,374 trajectories of projectiles over the weekend, with 1,328 attributed to Israeli forces and the rest “presumably” to Hezbollah, Dujarric said.
It also recorded 135 Israeli violations of Lebanese airspace.
Source: Associated Press
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