Lebanon warns Hamas against undermining national sovereignty, security

Beirut: Lebanon’s Supreme Defence Council has issued a recommendation to the government, warning Hamas against carrying out “any actions that could undermine the country’s sovereignty and national security”.

 The warning followed a council meeting chaired by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, attended by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, Cabinet Ministers, and senior military and security officials on Friday, Xinhua news agency reported.

In a statement released after the meeting, Mohammad Al-Mustafa, the Council’s Secretary-General, said it decided to submit a recommendation to the Cabinet that includes “a warning to Hamas against using Lebanese territory to carry out any activities that compromise Lebanese national security, affirming that the most stringent measures and necessary actions will be taken to end any violation of Lebanese sovereignty definitively”.

On April 20, the Lebanese Army announced it had foiled an attempt to launch rockets from southern Lebanon toward northern Israel. (IANS)

Also Read: 22 killed, 124 injured in Israeli airstrikes on civilians in southern Lebanon

Also Watch: