Lebanon files complaint with UN over Israel spying

The Lebanese interim government has filed an official complaint with the United Nations over Israel’s ongoing spying activities.

Interim Lebanese Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour sent a letter of complaint to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday.

He also submitted a CD containing information on bugging devices planted by the Israeli regime in southern Lebanon.

The Lebanese official described the Israeli spying activities as a “flagrant violation of the international law and a continuous aggression against the Lebanese territory, the people and the security and military forces.”

Referring to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701, which ended the Israeli war on Lebanon in 2006, he said that “Israel’s continuous aggression constitutes a violation of international law and relevant international resolutions, particularly Resolution 1701.”

UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which brokered a ceasefire in the war of aggression Israel launched on Lebanon in 2006, calls on Tel Aviv to respect Lebanon’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Beirut has repeatedly accused the Israeli regime of violating its sovereignty.

In November last year, Mansour said in an interview with Press TV that “Lebanon is conducting serious investigations regarding the blatant Israeli violations of our sovereignty. According to information we have from Lebanese Ministry of Telecommunications, the Israeli enemy has stationed very sophisticated espionage devices that enable Tel Aviv to tap into both wired and wireless communication networks.”

“Not only this continues a non-stop aggression against our sovereignty, but it is very dangerous because it enables Israeli intelligence agencies to spy on Lebanese security apparatuses,” he said.