Israeli ambassador will tell UN Security Council "diplomatic window closing" for resolving Lebanon conflict
Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations will tell the Security Council the “diplomatic window of opportunity is closing” to condemn and restrain Hezbollah and Iran, the country’s mission to the UN said.
The Security Council is due to meet later Friday for an emergency discussion on “recent developments in Lebanon.”
Danny Danon will say that “the Security Council must strongly condemn Iran and Hezbollah; the time has come to move to action — words are not enough.”
He is set to tell the meeting that for too long UN resolutions have been ignored, citing UN resolution 1701 – which stipulates that Hezbollah forces must withdraw to north of the Litani River, and that only the Lebanese military should hold positions in the border area.
“It is time that Hezbollah and Iran will bear the severe consequences for their actions. Hezbollah must be disarmed and Iran must be held accountable for destabilizing the region,” Danon will say at the meeting, according to Israel’s UN mission.
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