23 December 1998 SG/SM/6850
SECRETARY-GENERAL, CONCERNED AT CONTINUING MILITARY ACTIVITIES IN LEBANON, URGES PARTIES CONCERNED TO END VIOLENCE 19981223The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:The Secretary-General is concerned at the continuing military activities in Lebanon, which have once again resulted in civilian casualties. He deplores the death of Lebanese civilians in an Israeli air raid, which prompted the firing of rockets by Lebanese armed elements into northern Israel, endangering Israeli civilians. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was in touch with the parties in an effort to prevent an escalation. The Secretary-General urges the parties concerned to put an end to the violence and, in particular, to respect the non-combatant status of civilians. * *** *
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