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Israeli raid 'violated UN truce'
19/08/2006 14:55 - (SA)
Beirut - An Israeli commando raid against Hezbollah fighters deep inside Lebanon on Saturday was a "naked violation" of a UN truce between the warring sides, Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said.
"It is a naked violation of the cessation of hostilities
declared by the security council," Siniora told reporters.
He said he had protested about the incident to visiting UN envoys
who would take up the matter with Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
Parliament speaker Nabih Berri, Hezbollah's main ally in
government, said he also raised the incident with the envoys.
"If Lebanon had launched a similar act, wouldn't the
security council have met to impose tough sanctions against it?"
Berri asked.
He added that he saw the raid as an attempt by Israel
to provoke Hezbollah into retaliation and foil the deployment of
the Lebanese army in south Lebanon.
"I'm sure that the resistance (Hezbollah) has enough
awareness and realisation of the conspiracy to refrain ... from
retaliating ...," he said.
- Reuters
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