Tehran condemns deadly Israeli strike on Lebanese army personnel
TEHRAN, June 06 (YPA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei condemned the Israeli occupation’s raid that targeted a Lebanese Army vehicle on the Khardali road, resulting in the martyrdom of Brigadier General Wissam Sabra, Captain Elie Khoury, and soldier Hassan Ghazal.
In a post in Arabic on the X platform, Baqaei said that the “targeting of members of the Lebanese Army by the Israeli occupation once again confirms that the occupying entity targets Lebanon in all its components.”
He stressed that the occupation “does not distinguish between a soldier, a resistance fighter, and a civilian, nor between a child, a woman, and an elderly person,” and that everyone on Lebanese territory is a target of its aggression.
He added that the Israeli strike represents “a clear crime against Lebanon, its army, and its sovereignty,” and sends an unmistakable message that the occupation does not want Lebanon to enjoy security, stability, or prosperity.
Baqaei extended his deepest condolences to the families of the martyrs, their comrades in the military institution, the leadership of the Lebanese Army, the Lebanese government, and the Lebanese people.
According to a statement by the Lebanese Army Command, two officers—a brigadier general and a captain—and a soldier were killed on Saturday when an Israeli strike targeted a military vehicle on the Kafr Bennet–Khardali road in the Nabatieh area of southern Lebanon.
“The continuation of the deliberate and repeated Israeli aggression against Lebanon, its people, and its army only strengthens our resolve, faith, and determination to confront these aggressive attempts aimed at undermining all efforts to reach a solution that would restore stability, secure a comprehensive ceasefire, and ensure the Israeli withdrawal from occupied Lebanese territories,” the statement added.
The Israeli occupation continues its aggression against Lebanon and its violations of the ceasefire agreement concluded on April 18.
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