Hizbullah Slams Israeli Violations in Shebaa, Urges State to 'Defend Sovereignty'
Hizbullah on Thursday condemned Israel's construction of roads in areas near the occupied Shebaa Farms as a “dangerous violation” of Lebanon's sovereignty.
“The dangerous Zionist violation of Lebanese sovereignty and the sanctity of the land in the occupied Shebaa Farms... is a crime that will be added to the enemy's long history of crimes against Lebanon,” Hizbullah said in a statement.
“It reveals the unrestrained Zionist ambitions regarding Lebanon's land and resources,” it added.
Accordingly, Hizbullah called on the Lebanese state to “practice its normal role of defending Lebanon's sovereignty” and to “take the necessary measures in the face of the rejected Israeli moves.”
Israel fought a devastating month-long war in 2006 against Hizbullah that killed more than 1,200 people in Lebanon, mostly civilians, and 160 Israelis, most of them soldiers.
The Lebanese group has targeted Israeli army patrols in the Shebaa Farms in response to strikes against its members in Syria, most recently on January 4.
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