Aoun condemns 'attempts to drag Lebanon anew into cycle of violence'

President Joseph Aoun on Saturday condemned “the attempts to drag Lebanon anew into the cycle of violence,” after Israel said it intercepted three rockets fired from south Lebanon at north Israel.

In a statement, Aoun asked the army to “take the necessary measures to preserve citizens’ safety” and to launch an investigation.

“What happened today in the South and what has been continuing there since Feb. 18 represent a blow to the project of rescuing Lebanon on which the Lebanese have unanimously agreed,” Aoun warned.

He accordingly called on “all the forces concerned in the Lebanese south, especially the monitoring committee emanating from the Nov. 2024 agreement, and the army to follow up on what’s happening with utter seriousness in order to avoid any repercussions and control any violation or chaos that might endanger the country in these delicate circumstances.”