Commence “Operation We Might As Well Be Talking To The Wall”: “Israel files complaint with UN over rocket fire,” by Yitzhak Benhorin for YNetNews, September 11:
WASHINGTON – Israel filed a complaint with the United Nations on Friday evening following the firing of two rockets from southern Lebanon to the Western Galilee, saying the Lebanese government was responsible for the incident.
Israeli Ambassador Prof. Gabriela Shalev sent a letter to the Security Council’s relieving president, US Ambassador Susan Rice, and to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in which she wrote that the rocket fire was another example of the presence of weapons and terror activity south of the Litani River.
She referred to the incident as a blatant violation of Security Council Resolution 1701, and said that Israel views the Lebanese government as fully responsible for the incident, as it has failed to ensure that its territory is free of gunmen who are not official Lebanese or UNIFIL forces.
Earlier Friday, the UN secretary-general condemned the firing of Katyusha rockets from Lebanon into Israel, calling on both sides to exercise maximum restraint.
Ban said in a statement that “the parties must fully adhere to Security Council Resolution 1701 (which ended the Second Lebanon War) and respect the cessation of hostilities agreement.”
The UN chief condemned the firing of at least two rockets towards Israel from southern Lebanon, but did not denounce the Israel Defense Forces’ artillery retaliation fire toward the city of Tyre.
UN peacekeeping troops known as UNIFIL were “investigating the circumstances of the incident” in cooperation with the Lebanese army, Ban’s statement said….
There are ample reasons for which that is none too comforting.