Salam says Israeli strike 'clear breach' of ceasefire deal
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said an Israeli strike early Tuesday on Beirut's southern suburbs was a "clear breach" of a ceasefire that largely ended more than a year of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah.
In a statement issued by his office, Salam condemned the strike as "a clear breach of the arrangements of the cessation of hostilities" and a "flagrant violation of United Nations Resolution 1701," a Security Council decision that ended a 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah and served as the foundation of the November truce.
Israel said the strike, which came without a warning, had targeted a Hezbollah official who allegedly aided Palestinian group Hamas in plotting a "significant" attack on "Israeli civilians."
Source: Agence France Presse, Naharnet
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