Lebanon’s Higher Defense Council on Tuesday stressed “the right of the Lebanese to defend themselves with all means against any aggression,” in the wake of Israel’s latest drone attacks in the country. “This is a right that is enshrined in the UN Charter,” the Council added in a statement, emphasizing ...
Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun said on Monday that the recent Israeli drone strikes in Lebanon amounted to “a declaration of war” and that Lebanon had the right to defend itself. “What happened amounted to a declaration of war which allows us to resort to our right to defending our sovereignty,” ...