A picture taken from the Israeli Moshav Dovev shows a member of UNIFIL, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, holding a pair of binoculars at a UN base in southern Lebanon on April 7, 2023. (Credit: Jalaa Marey/AFP)
JERUSALEM — Israel on Friday called on the UN Security Council to issue a condemnation against Lebanon and Hamas for recent rocket fire against Israel.
Israel blamed the Palestinian militant group Hamas for firing dozens of rockets at Israel from Lebanon and the Gaza Strip since Thursday. They caused damage but no serious injuries.
The Israeli military then carried out airstrikes against targets in southern Lebanon and Gaza.
Israel's Foreign Ministry said it reached out to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and called for condemnation from the UN Security Council.
Lebanon's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a brief statement early Friday saying Beirut intends to file a complaint with the UN Security Council over Israeli airstrikes against southern Lebanon following Thursday's rocket fire.
on the UN Security Council to issue a condemnation against
Lebanon and Hamas for recent rocket fire against Israel.
Israel blamed the Palestinian militant group Hamas for
firing dozens of rockets at Israel from Lebanon and the Gaza
Strip since Thursday. They caused damage but no serious
injuries.
The Israeli...