Suleiman Condemns Rocket Attack on Hermel, Israeli Overflights
President Michel Suleiman on Sunday condemned the rocket attack from Syrian territory on the Bekaa area of Hermel and denounced the Israeli mock raids over southern Lebanon.
In a press release, Suleiman stressed the need for “all warring parties in Syria to respect Lebanon's sovereignty and avoid military acts against Lebanese border areas that are targeting peaceful citizens.”
Earlier on Sunday, several rockets landed in and around the town of Hermel from Syria as Syrian troops backed by Hizbullah fighters launched an assault on the rebel-held central town of Qusayr.
The state-run National News Agency said around eight Grad rockets hit different areas of Hermel.
Separately, Suleiman described the latest Israeli overflights and mock raids over the South as “a new violation of (U.N. Security Council) Resolution 1701.”
The president also called the Israeli violations “an attempt to raise tensions in the South, in a blatant defiance of the international will, which is represented by the U.N. force tasked with preserving peace in the area stretching from south of the Litani River to the international border.”
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