Report: Russia Calls on Lebanon to Deal with Cross-Border Tunnels into Israel
IsraelDefense
| 17/12/2018
UN peacekeepers observe Israeli excavators working near the Lebanese border (Photo: AP)
Russia has reportedly demanded that the Lebanese army take action against a network of Hezbollah tunnels revealed by Israel in recent weeks.
A report by the London-based Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper on Monday said that a message was conveyed by Moscow to Beirut that the tunnels violate UN Security Council Resolution 1701 and should be dealt with by the Lebanese army.
The reported warning came following a visit to Moscow last week by an IDF delegation who met with their Russian counterparts and discussed, among other issues, the anti-tunnel operation known as Operation Northern Shield.
Russia gave its backing to the Israeli anti-tunnel operation a day after its launch on December 4 but warned against violations of the UN armistice.
Thus far, the IDF has exposed and destroyed four cross-border Hezbollah attack tunnels.
[Source: i24 News]
UN peacekeepers observe Israeli excavators working near the Lebanese border (Photo: AP)
Russia has reportedly demanded that the Lebanese army take action against a network of Hezbollah tunnels revealed by Israel in recent weeks.
A report by the London-based Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper on Monday said that a message was conveyed by Moscow to Beirut that the tunnels violate UN Security Council Resolution 1701 and should be dealt with by the Lebanese army.
The reported warning came following a visit to Moscow last week by an IDF delegation who met with their Russian counterparts and discussed, among other issues, the anti-tunnel operation known as Operation Northern Shield.
Russia gave its backing to the Israeli anti-tunnel operation a day after its launch on December 4 but warned against violations of the UN armistice.
Thus far, the IDF has exposed and destroyed four cross-border Hezbollah attack tunnels.
[Source: i24 News]
