Letter dated 15 January 2001 from the Permanent Representative
of Lebanon to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
On instructions from my Government, and following my previous letters, I have the honour to inform you of a series of Israeli violations of Lebanese sovereignty which occurred on 14 January 2001:
Violations on 14 January 2001
|
Time |
Place |
Remarks |
|
1120 |
South and Mount Lebanon/10 points targeted by aircraft |
Medium altitude |
|
1300 |
Tyre/military aircraft |
Medium altitude |
|
1320 |
Western Bekaa/military aircraft and release of military balloons |
Medium altitude |
|
1340-1400 |
Strafing of the central zone of Tallat al-Sammaqah within the Shab’a farmlands using machine-guns |
|
|
1400 |
Beirut-Mount Lebanon/military aircraft, breaking the sound barrier |
|
|
1445 |
North Beirut/military aircraft |
Medium altitude |
|
2200-2210 |
Military helicopters opposite Naqurah |
This new series of Israeli violations, which follows upon previous violations, constitutes a flagrant violation of Security Council resolution 425 (1978) and of the sovereignty of Lebanon, and is a threat to stability in the region.
I should be grateful if you would have this letter circulated as a document of the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session, under agenda item 40, and of the Security Council.
(Signed) Sélim Tadmoury
Ambassador
Permanent Representative
Document Type: Letter
Document Sources: General Assembly, Security Council
Country: Lebanon
Subject: Agenda Item, Incidents
Publication Date: 15/01/2001