The statement added that if the Security Council wished the cease-fire to be properly maintained in this sector, it should address itself to Lebanon.
The Foreign Ministry said that the Security Council, in condemning Israel’s “self defense” action and avoiding any reference to the armed attacks from Lebanon that made it necessary, “has failed once more to deal with the real issue.” The statement said that, “having accepted the cease-fire, it is the duty of the Lebanese government to prevent all violations of it from Lebanese territory, whether by regular or irregular forces.”
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