A senior United Nations official has called on all parties involved in the ongoing conflict in Lebanon to “accept a ceasefire.”
“The situation remains severe across the region,” said Muhannad Hadi, speaking to the UN Security Council on behalf of the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland.
“Israeli military operations continued along the Blue Line with Lebanon, as did rocket fire from Hezbollah towards Israel, including a barrage this past weekend,” he added.
“I welcome the continued diplomatic efforts to achieve a cessation of hostilities and call on all parties to accept a ceasefire anchored in the full implementation of Resolution 1701 of the UN Security Council,” Hadi said in his remarks.
UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which ended the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war, stipulates that only UN peacekeeping forces and the Lebanese army can be deployed in southern Lebanon.
