Lebanon files complaint with UN over Israel's attack on Beirut

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Fri, 05 Jan 2024 - 11:38 GMT

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A view shows the site of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, Lebanon August 6, 2020. REUTERS/Aziz Taher

A view shows the site of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, Lebanon August 6, 2020. REUTERS/Aziz Taher

CAIRO - 6 January 2024: Lebanon has filed an official complaint with the UN Security Council against the Israeli occupation regarding the attack on the southern suburb of the capital, Beirut, according to a breaking news report by Al Qahera News Channel.

 

The United Nations announced that more than 76,000 people have been displaced in Lebanon as a result of the escalation with Israel on the border area.

 

The complaint, which was submitted by Lebanon's ambassador to the United Nations, Nawaf Salam, accuses Israel of violating Lebanese sovereignty and international law. It also calls for an immediate ceasefire and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanese territory.

 

The complaint comes after Israel carried out a series of airstrikes on the southern suburb of Beirut on Sunday, killing at least six people and wounding dozens more. The airstrikes were in retaliation for a rocket attack by Palestinian armed groups from Lebanon into Israel.

 

The escalation between Lebanon and Israel has raised concerns about a wider conflict. The two countries have been technically at war since 1948.

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