Beirut - Lebanon filed a complaint with the UN Security Council (UNSC) on Tuesday against Israel for its continued violations of a ceasefire agreement and UN Resolution 1701.
In a statement by the Lebanese Foreign Ministry, it said the complaint was filed through Lebanon's permanent mission in New York in response to Israel's violation of Resolution 1701 and the declaration of cessation of hostilities, as well as its total disregard for related security arrangements.
Resolution 1701, adopted on 11 August 2006, called for a complete cessation of hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel and the establishment of a weapons-free zone between the Blue Line and the Litani River in southern Lebanon, with the exception of the Lebanese army and UNIFIL forces.
According to the ministry, the complaint detailed Israeli violations in southern Lebanon, including ground and air attacks, demolitions of homes and residential areas, kidnappings of Lebanese citizens, including soldiers, and attacks on civilians returning to their border villages.
The complaint also highlighted Israel's targeting of Lebanese military patrols and journalists, as well as the removal of five border markers along the Blue Line, the de facto border.
Lebanon's complaint also called Israel's actions a blatant violation of Resolution 1701 and the country's sovereignty.
Lebanon urged the UN Security Council and supporters of the ceasefire agreement to take a firm and clear stance against Israeli violations and work to strengthen the Lebanese army and UNIFIL forces.
A fragile ceasefire has been in place since November 27, 2024. The deal ended a period of exchanges of fire between Israel and Hezbollah that began on October 8, 2023 and escalated into a full-scale conflict on September 23, 2024.
Lebanese media reported more than 830 violations have been committed by Israel since the deal came into effect.
Israel was supposed to complete its troop withdrawal from Lebanon by January 26, 2025 under a ceasefire deal, but it refused to do so, so the deadline was pushed back and extended to February 18, according to the White House.
Since January 26, at least 26 people have been killed and 221 others injured by Israeli gunfire as local residents tried to return to their villages in southern Lebanon.