The Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL) and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) described the developments on the Lebanese-Israeli border as “worrying," and called on all parties to cease fire and refrain from further escalation, they said in a statement.
“In light of worrying developments across the Blue Line since the early morning, UNSCOL and UNIFIL call on all to cease fire and refrain from further escalatory action,” said the statement.
“A return to the cessation of hostilities, followed by the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution1701, is the only sustainable way forward,” it said.
“We will continue our contacts to strongly urge for de-escalation,” the statement added.
Israel launched a wave of airstrikes across southern Lebanon early Sunday in what it said was a preemptive strike on Hezbollah, as the group said it had launched hundreds of rockets and drones to avenge the killing of Fouad Shukr, one of its top commanders last month.
