Opposition MPs file petition requesting session to end border clashes

Opposition MPs filed Monday a petition asking for a parliamentary session to discuss the ongoing clashes on the southern border.

The petition asks Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri to call for a session to discuss the daily border clashes between Hezbollah and the Israeli army, in order to avoid any further escalation.

The petition demanded putting an end to all military actions carried out by Hezbollah in south Lebanon, declaring a state of emergency in the south, and deploying the Lebanese Army there to defend Lebanon against any Israeli attacks.

It also urged for the full implementation of U.N. Security Council resolution 1701.