Iran condemns blatant violation of Lebanon’s sovereignty

Iran has also strongly condemned the Beirut attack by Israel as a blatant violation of Lebanon’s sovereignty.

An Israeli attack on a residential building in the south of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, left at least three people dead and over 70 others injured.

According to the Lebanese media, the attack on the Al-Dahiyeh area of ​​Beirut destroyed two floors of the building. The casualties include 2 children.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kana’ni said on Tuesday Iran considered the attack by the Israeli regime “a clear violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Lebanon and a flagrant violation of international laws and regulations and the United Nations Charter.”

The spokesman added that the criminal action certainly cannot stop “the proud resistance of Lebanon from continuing the honorable path of supporting the oppressed Palestinians and standing against the aggression of the Israeli apartheid regime.”

He emphasized the legitimate right of the Lebanese government, army and resistance to take action in response to the Israeli aggressive actions.

Kana’ni blamed the regime of Israel and the US government for escalating tensions and crisis in the region.

He also called on the international community as well as the United Nations Security Council to take action against the Israeli regime's threats against Lebanon's security and regional peace and stability.

The spokesman expressed his condolences to the families of the victims of this aggression and expressed his solidarity with the Lebanese government and nation.

Resistance groups slam cowardly Islamic resistance movements in Beirut

Islamic resistance movements have condemned Israel’s bombing of a southern suburb in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, targeting a senior Hezbollah commander.

Local media reports said that the assassination attempt against Fuad Shukr was a failure. He is the highest military figure in Hezbollah and a longtime advisor to the group's leader Hassan Nasrallah.

Lebanon’s Health Ministry said three people, including two children, have been killed and 74 wounded in the Israeli strike. 

The “non-final toll of the Israeli aggression on the southern suburbs of Beirut… is three martyrs, including a woman, a girl and a boy." 

The ministry added that “the search for missing persons under the rubble continues."

Videos emerging from the area show people gathered around the building calling for retaliation and chanting in support of Hezbollah and its leader Nasrallah.

The Israeli army said the target was one of the Lebanese Hezbollah commanders who was involved in the July 27 attack on the Israeli-occupied Golan region.

Hezbollah had denied any involvement in the attack.

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