Lebanese president urges international action amid ongoing border tensions

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Saturday called on the international community to fulfill its commitments to Lebanon and translate its supportive stances into concrete actions. (AFP/File Photo)
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Updated 15 March 2025
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Lebanese president urges international action amid ongoing border tensions

  • On Saturday, an Israeli drone strike targeted a vehicle in the village of Bourj El-Mlouk, killing one person

BEIRUT: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Saturday called on the international community to fulfil its commitments to Lebanon and translate its supportive stances into concrete actions.

Speaking at Dar Al-Fatwa on Saturday evening, Aoun stressed the importance of implementing UN Resolution 1701 and enforcing the ceasefire agreement, warning that Lebanon cannot achieve stability while tensions persist along its southern borders.

“The implementation of UN Resolution 1701 and the ceasefire agreement is a pivotal issue requiring attention and care,” Aoun said. He emphasized that Lebanon’s sovereignty, security, and stability depend on the enforcement of international resolutions, the withdrawal of Israeli forces, and the return of Lebanese detainees.

Aoun underscored that normal life cannot resume in affected areas without concrete steps to uphold Lebanon’s territorial integrity. He urged international actors to take responsibility and ensure that Lebanon's security is safeguarded.

His remarks came amid renewed violence along the Lebanese-Israeli border.

On Saturday, an Israeli drone strike targeted a vehicle in the village of Bourj El-Mlouk, killing one person.

The Israeli military claimed the victim was a member of Hezbollah, though Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency did not provide further details.

The airstrike is the latest in a series of attacks following a US-brokered ceasefire that ended a 14-month conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in late November.

Despite the truce, sporadic violence has continued, raising concerns over the fragility of the ceasefire and the potential for renewed hostilities.


Shrapnel from bombing kills woman in Iraq: health, security officials

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Shrapnel from bombing kills woman in Iraq: health, security officials

KUT: Shrapnel killed a woman following a strike on an arms depot belonging to an Iran-backed armed group in Iraq, health and security officials told AFP.
A security source said “a bombing targeted an arms depot at a military base,” which mainly hosts the powerful Asaib Ahl Al-Haq group, near the town of Al-Suwaira, southeast of Baghdad.
He added that “a woman was martyred when shrapnel from a rocket fell near her after the strike” in the town in Wasit province.
A local health official confirmed her death and said another person was seriously wounded.
The military base belongs to the Hashed Al-Shaabi, or the Popular Mobilization Forces, a former paramilitary coalition now integrated into Iraq’s regular army.
It also encompasses brigades from Iran-backed groups, including the US-blacklisted Asaib Ahl Al-Haq.
Since the start of the Middle East war, bases belonging to the Hashed Al-Shaabi have been hit several times by strikes blamed on the US and Israel.
At least 20 fighters have been killed so far, according to an AFP tally based on figures from the armed groups.
Iraq, long a proxy battleground between the United States and Iran, had said it did not want to be dragged into the war, but it has not been spared.
The US designates several Iran-backed Iraqi armed groups as terrorist organizations.
Some of these groups hold seats in parliament and have seen their political and financial clout increase, such as Asaib Ahl Al-Haq.