{"id":186686,"date":"2002-06-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T22:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=186686"},"modified":"2019-03-11T22:07:10","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T22:07:10","slug":"auto-insert-186686","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-186686\/","title":{"rendered":"Mideast situation\/Lebanon- Israeli violations &#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 10 June 2002 from the Charg&#233; d&#8217;affaires a.i. of the<\/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>Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the United Nations addressed<br \/>\nto 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 table showing the number of Israeli violations of Lebanese sovereignty during the month of May 2002 (see annex).<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:justify;padding-top:11px;\">\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>These Israeli violations and acts of aggression against Lebanese sovereignty by air, land and sea constitute violations of the Blue Line and of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/pdfs\/E25DAE8E3CE54FB5852560E50079C708.pdf\" style=\"color:#0000ff;text-align:justify;padding-top:11px;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;\">&nbsp;and represent a threat to stability in the region by spreading an atmosphere of tension.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:justify;padding-top:11px;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<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:right;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>(Signed) <\/i>Houssam Asaad <strong>Diab<\/strong><br \/>\nCharg&#233; d&#8217;affaires a.i. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;padding-top:12px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<hr height=\"1px\" \/>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;padding-top:12px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>Annex<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>Information summary<\/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><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>Statistical table showing the number of Israeli violations during <\/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>the month of May 2002<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" background=\"#000000\" width=\"614px\" style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:initial;margin-right:auto;\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>Air violations<\/i>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"54\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;\"><\/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:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>Land violations<\/i><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"49\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"112\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"42\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>Military jet<\/i><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"79\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>Reconn-<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>aissance<\/i><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>Helicopter<\/i><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"22\" valign=\"top\" style=\"text-align:left;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>Total<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"54\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>Sea violations<\/i>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"54\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>Military acts of aggression<\/i><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"67\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>Field<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>violations<\/i><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\" valign=\"top\" style=\"text-align:left;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>Breaches<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"49\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>Total violations <\/i><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"112\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>Remarks<\/i><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"42\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"79\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"57\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"22\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"54\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Crossing of regional waters, shooting of fireballs<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"54\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Air raids, shelling of military locations and important centres<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"67\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Artillery shelling, firing, infiltration, setting up of installations within Lebanese territory<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Threats and displaying of weapons, bulldozing of soil, placing of barbed wire inside Lebanese territory<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"49\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"112\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;\">\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Total number of violations during the previous month <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">87<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:8px;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">________________<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:8px;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">The table does not include violations in the occupied Kafr Shuba hills and Shebaa Farms areas, inasmuch as these are considered military operations areas. <\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"42\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>24<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"79\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>28<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>9<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"22\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>61<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"54\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>12<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"54\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"67\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>3<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>5<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"49\" 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