Lebanon files complaint to UN against Israel's incursions

Lebanon asked the country's mission to UN to file a complaint to the Security Council about Israel's incursions in the southern towns of Ghajar and Shebaa Farms, the National News Agency (NNA) reported Friday.

Bassil sent a letter to the mission in New York about Israel's violations which he said are "violating UN resolution 1701, the people's rights and the Lebanese sovereignty," the NNA said.

"Since the Israeli occupation forces persist to violate Lebanon's sovereignty and fail to comply with the international resolutions particularly 1701, we hereby ask you to inform the concerned authorities in the United Nations, particularly the UN Security Council, of Israel's offenses in both the occupied Lebanese part of Ghajar and the Shebaa Farms," Bassil added.

Israel imposed new rules, regulations and taxes in the occupied parts of the Ghajar town and established new settlements while it began in the occupied Shebaa Farms construction works to open new roads and other infrastructure activities.

On Thursday, Hezbollah condemned Israel's practices and called on the Lebanese state to "practice its normal role of defending Lebanon's sovereignty" and to "take the necessary measures in the face of the rejected Israeli moves."

Israel fought a devastating 33-day war in 2006 against Hezbollah that ended with the UN Security Council issuing resolution 1701 that called for a cessation of all hostilities. Endit