Guterres Urges Restraint after Lebanon, Israel Exchange Border Fire

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged Lebanon and Israel to maintain a ceasefire on their borders and ensure full compliance with UN Security Council resolutions.

Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General, said Guterres “calls for restraint and calls on the parties to cease all acts that violate resolution 1701 and to prevent and stop hostilities.”

On Sunday, Hizbullah said it destroyed an Israeli military vehicle and killed and wounded those inside.

Israeli officials refuted claims by the Iranian-backed movement saying there were no casualties.

Tensions have risen in the last week between Israel and Hizbullah. Hizbullah chief Hassan Nasrallah said Saturday his movement had decided to respond to an alleged Israeli drone attack on the group's Beirut stronghold.

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Missing phillipo over 4 years

Excuse me, but the whole content of this article is wrong.
Lebanon and Israel did not exchange border fire on Sunday. It was a terrorist organisation that Lebanon is not willing or able to restrain which opened fire causing Israel to retaliate solely again its' positions, nothing at all concerned with the legal Lebanese army LAF.