BEIRUT, Oct 31– Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, on Thursday instructed the Lebanese Army to confront any Israeli incursion into liberated southern territories in defence of Lebanon’s land and the safety of its citizens, the National News Agency (NNA) reported.
The directive came during a meeting this morning at Baabda Palace with Army Commander General Rudolph Haykal, who briefed the President on the details of last night’s Israeli incursion into Blida, during which municipal employee Ibrahim Salameh was killed while performing his duties.
President Aoun condemned the attack, describing it as “part of a continuous pattern of Israeli aggression” and noting that it occurred “shortly after the meeting of the Ceasefire Monitoring Committee (Mechanism), which must not limit itself to recording incidents but act to end them by pressing Israel to respect the November ceasefire agreement and cease its violations of Lebanese sovereignty.”
