NEW YORK CITY: Israel committed 6,256 violations of Lebanese sovereignty over a three-month period, Lebanon told the UN Security Council on Tuesday.
In a letter to council members seen by Arab News, Ahmed Arafa, the country’s permanent representative to the UN, said the breaches between November 2025 and January 2026 included 1,542 land violations, 3,911 air violations and 803 sea violations. Israel continues to commit such violations on a daily basis, he added.
The actions constitute a clear breach of Lebanon’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence, and are a direct violation of Israel’s obligations under UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which ended the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah, Arafa said in his letter. They also represent a violation of the Nov. 26, 2024, cessation of hostilities declaration that ended the most recent war between Israel and Hezbollah, he added.
Lebanon called on the Security Council to compel Israel to fully implement Resolution 1701, cease its hostile actions, leave five areas of Lebanese territory it continues to occupy, and fully withdraw beyond Lebanon’s internationally recognized borders.
Arafa urged the council to halt Israel’s repeated violations of Lebanese sovereignty, secure the release of Lebanese prisoners, halt what he described as “threats to Lebanon’s territorial unity and political independence,” and put pressure on Israel to stop targeting the Lebanese Armed Forces, which he said continue to make “significant sacrifices to preserve security and stability in the region.”
