The Lebanese mission to the United Nations submitted an official complaint on Saturday to the UN Security Council in protest against the Israeli shelling of areas in the south of the country, while the Lebanese army announced the discovery of missiles that had been prepared for launch in the plain of Qalila.
The Lebanese Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it had tasked its UN mission to submit an official complaint to the UN Security Council in protest against the Israeli bombing of the southern areas of the country.
The ministry described the Israeli bombardment as a flagrant violation of Lebanon's sovereignty and a flagrant violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, in addition to threatening the stability that the south was enjoying.
The Lebanese Foreign Ministry reiterated its rejection of using the country's territory as a platform to destabilize the existing stability, while retaining Beirut's legitimate right to self-defense.
1) The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Abdullah Bou Habib, instructed the Acting Permanent Representative in New York, Jean Murad, to hand over the letter of complaint sent by the Ministry on behalf of the Government of Lebanon to both the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Security Council.
— Mofa Lebanon (@Mofalebanon) April 8, 2023
For its part, the Lebanese army announced today that rockets had been found in the south prepared for launch, and that work is underway to dismantle them.
The army said in a tweet through its official Twitter account that a subordinate unit found in the plain of al-Qila (south) rocket launchers and a number of rockets that had been prepared for launch days ago (the number or quality of which was not mentioned).
He pointed out - in his tweet, which was attached to several pictures of missiles and platforms - that work is underway to dismantle them.
An army unit in Sahl al-Qila found rocket launchers and a number of rockets that had been prepared for launch for days, and are being dismantled.#الجيش_اللبناني #LebaneseArmy pic.twitter.com/gEDBnCZkMT
— Lebanese Army (@LebarmyOfficial) April 8, 2023
On Thursday afternoon, 37 rockets were launched from Lebanese territory towards northern Israel, according to the occupation army, which indicated that the "Iron Dome" intercepted a number of them.
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati condemned the firing of rockets from the south of the country into northern Israel, announcing that investigations are underway to uncover and arrest the perpetrators.
No one claimed responsibility, while the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that the rocket fire was estimated to be in response to recent events at the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
In response, the Israeli army targeted open areas in the vicinity of Lebanese territory from which the rockets were fired, causing no casualties.
The launch of these rockets came after the Israeli police stormed the tribal prayer hall of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, at dawn and Wednesday evening, and assaulted worshipers and those stationed by beating, and arrested hundreds of them.