{"id":180281,"date":"2002-08-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T20:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=180281"},"modified":"2019-03-11T20:59:45","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T20:59:45","slug":"auto-insert-180281","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-180281\/","title":{"rendered":"Violations across the Blue Line &#8211; Letter from Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>Letter dated 14 August 2002 from the Charg&#233; d&#8217;affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Lebanon<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>On instructions from my Government, I have the honour to transmit to you herewith a statistical breakdown of Israeli violations of Lebanese sovereignty during the month of July 2002.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>The breaches of Lebanon&#8217;s sovereignty that Israel commits on land, at sea and in the air are in violation of the Blue Line and of the provisions of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/pdfs\/E25DAE8E3CE54FB5852560E50079C708.pdf\" style=\"color:#0000ff;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">Security Council resolution 425 (1978)<\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">, and they pose a threat to stability and promote a climate of tension in the region.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>I should be grateful if you would have this letter circulated as a document of the General Assembly, under agenda item 42, and of the Security Council. <\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:right;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">(<i>&nbsp;Signed<\/i>) Houssam Asaad <strong>Diab<\/strong><br \/>\nCharg&#233; d&#8217;affaires a.i. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<hr height=\"1px\" \/>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>Annex to the letter dated 14 August 2002 from the Charg&#233; d&#8217;affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>Statistical breakdown of Israeli violations committed during the month of July 2002<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" background=\"#000000\" width=\"689px\" style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:initial;margin-right:auto;\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"53\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:ridge;border-top-width:4px;border-bottom-width:4px;border-left-width:4px;border-right-width:4px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"52\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:ridge;border-top-width:4px;border-bottom-width:4px;border-left-width:4px;border-right-width:4px;\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"58\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:ridge;border-top-width:4px;border-bottom-width:4px;border-left-width:4px;border-right-width:4px;\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"52\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:ridge;border-top-width:4px;border-bottom-width:4px;border-left-width:4px;border-right-width:4px;\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"70\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:ridge;border-top-width:4px;border-bottom-width:4px;border-left-width:4px;border-right-width:4px;\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:ridge;border-top-width:4px;border-bottom-width:4px;border-left-width:4px;border-right-width:4px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>On the ground<\/i><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"36\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:ridge;border-top-width:4px;border-bottom-width:4px;border-left-width:4px;border-right-width:4px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:ridge;border-top-width:4px;border-bottom-width:4px;border-left-width:4px;border-right-width:4px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"53\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:ridge;border-top-width:4px;border-bottom-width:4px;border-left-width:4px;border-right-width:4px;\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:ridge;border-top-width:4px;border-bottom-width:4px;border-left-width:4px;border-right-width:4px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>In the air<\/i>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"52\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:ridge;border-top-width:4px;border-bottom-width:4px;border-left-width:4px;border-right-width:4px;\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"70\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:ridge;border-top-width:4px;border-bottom-width:4px;border-left-width:4px;border-right-width:4px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>At sea<\/i><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:ridge;border-top-width:4px;border-bottom-width:4px;border-left-width:4px;border-right-width:4px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>Military attacks<\/i><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"70\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:ridge;border-top-width:4px;border-bottom-width:4px;border-left-width:4px;border-right-width:4px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>Field violations<\/i><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"76\" valign=\"top\" style=\"text-align:left;border-color:#000000;border-style:ridge;border-top-width:4px;border-bottom-width:4px;border-left-width:4px;border-right-width:4px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>Infringements<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"36\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:ridge;border-top-width:4px;border-bottom-width:4px;border-left-width:4px;border-right-width:4px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>Total<\/i><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:ridge;border-top-width:4px;border-bottom-width:4px;border-left-width:4px;border-right-width:4px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>Remarks<\/i><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"53\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:ridge;border-top-width:4px;border-bottom-width:4px;border-left-width:4px;border-right-width:4px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Jet fighters<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"52\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:ridge;border-top-width:4px;border-bottom-width:4px;border-left-width:4px;border-right-width:4px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Reconn-<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">aissance<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">aircraft <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"58\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:ridge;border-top-width:4px;border-bottom-width:4px;border-left-width:4px;border-right-width:4px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Heli-<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">copters<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"52\" valign=\"top\" style=\"text-align:left;border-color:#000000;border-style:ridge;border-top-width:4px;border-bottom-width:4px;border-left-width:4px;border-right-width:4px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">Total<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"70\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:ridge;border-top-width:4px;border-bottom-width:4px;border-left-width:4px;border-right-width:4px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Violations of territorial waters and launching of flares<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:ridge;border-top-width:4px;border-bottom-width:4px;border-left-width:4px;border-right-width:4px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Air raids<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">and bombard-<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">ments of military outposts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">and important centres<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"70\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:ridge;border-top-width:4px;border-bottom-width:4px;border-left-width:4px;border-right-width:4px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Artillery bombard-<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">ments, shooting, infiltration and place-<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">ment of installations inside Lebanese territory<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"76\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:ridge;border-top-width:4px;border-bottom-width:4px;border-left-width:4px;border-right-width:4px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Threats and brandishing of weapons, earthmoving and placement of concertina wire inside Lebanese territory<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"36\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:ridge;border-top-width:4px;border-bottom-width:4px;border-left-width:4px;border-right-width:4px;\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"158\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:ridge;border-top-width:4px;border-bottom-width:4px;border-left-width:4px;border-right-width:4px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"53\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:ridge;border-top-width:4px;border-bottom-width:4px;border-left-width:4px;border-right-width:4px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">20<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"52\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:ridge;border-top-width:4px;border-bottom-width:4px;border-left-width:4px;border-right-width:4px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"58\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:ridge;border-top-width:4px;border-bottom-width:4px;border-left-width:4px;border-right-width:4px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"52\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:ridge;border-top-width:4px;border-bottom-width:4px;border-left-width:4px;border-right-width:4px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">33<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"70\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:ridge;border-top-width:4px;border-bottom-width:4px;border-left-width:4px;border-right-width:4px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:ridge;border-top-width:4px;border-bottom-width:4px;border-left-width:4px;border-right-width:4px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"70\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:ridge;border-top-width:4px;border-bottom-width:4px;border-left-width:4px;border-right-width:4px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"76\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:ridge;border-top-width:4px;border-bottom-width:4px;border-left-width:4px;border-right-width:4px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"36\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:ridge;border-top-width:4px;border-bottom-width:4px;border-left-width:4px;border-right-width:4px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">42<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\" valign=\"top\" 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