His comments came after the U.N. Security Council expressed “strong concern” following the attacks in a statement issued after emergency closed consultations on Lebanon.
Although it did not name either Israel, Lebanon or Hezbollah, the statement which was read by Swiss U.N.
Vehicles from the UNFIL force patrol in Marjayoun in southern Lebanon on Saturday.
In the backdrop of its invasion of Lebanon, Israel is also weighing up its response to the missile barrage launched by Iran earlier this month, sparking fears that a massive retaliation could stoke a wider regional conflict.
Satellite imagery shows what appears to be Israeli tanks surrounding a UNIFIL base near Maroun Al Ras in southern Lebanon earlier this month.
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