General Assembly Sixtieth session Agenda item 14 The situation in the Middle East Security Council Sixty-first year Identical letters dated 5 September 2006 from the Chargé d’affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council On the instructions of my Government, I transmit to you herewith a list of Israeli acts of aggression against Lebanon that took place between 1 September 2006 and 5 September 2006 (see annex). I should be grateful if you would have this letter and its annex circulated as a document of the General Assembly, under agenda item 14, and of the Security Council. (Signed) Caroline Ziade Chargé d’affaires a.i. Annex to the identical letters dated 5 September 2006 from the Chargé d’affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council Subject: Israeli violations and acts of aggression against Lebanon from 0800 hours on 1 September 2006 to 0800 hours on 2 September 2006 There was one air violation by a reconnaissance aircraft over the South, as follows: At 1525 hours, an enemy Israeli reconnaissance aircraft violated Lebanese airspace over the sea off Tyre in an easterly direction and circled over areas of the South, leaving Lebanese airspace on the same date at 1750 hours over Rmaich. In the wake of the Israeli enemy’s use of cluster bombs against residential areas during its attacks on Lebanon many of these bombs have been reported to have exploded, resulting in injury to three persons during the period in question, as follows: At 1115 hours, in the town of Chaqra (Bent Jbail), a cluster bomb exploded, resulting in Muhsin al-Amin being hit by shrapnel in his right thigh (his condition is not serious). At 1600 hours, in the town of Aaita al-Jabal, a cluster bomb exploded, resulting in multiple injuries to Hasan Ibrahim (his condition is not serious). At 1900 hours, in the town of Yatar (Bent Jbail), a cluster bomb exploded, resulting in slight injury to Hasan Kawrani (his condition is not serious). Subject: Israeli violations and acts of aggression against Lebanon from 0800 hours on 2 September 2006 to 0800 hours on 3 September 2006 Air violations Three air violations by enemy Israeli reconnaissance aircraft were reported over the South region. Land violations At 1730 hours, a patrol of the enemy Israeli forces consisting of approximately 25 men advanced from the Radar outpost in the direction of the former Shahal outpost in the Shab`a farmlands inside the liberated territories. It deployed around the latter outpost and then returned to the Radar outpost at 1830 hours. At 2200 hours, enemy Israeli forces proceeded to open the gate opposite alQa’im mosque about 300 metres from Fatima Gate in the direction of Tall al-Nuhas. At 2230 hours, in the town of Houla, there was an exchange of light-weapons fire between a patrol of the enemy Israeli forces and a civilian when the patrol was in the vicinity of a house. Subject: Israeli violations and acts of aggression against Lebanon from 0800 hours on 3 September 2006 to 0800 hours on 4 September 2006 From 0800 hours on 3 September 2007 to 0800 hours on 4 September 2006, despite the United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a cessation of hostilities as of 0800 hours on 14 August 2006, acts of aggression and land and air violations by the Israeli enemy continued, most notably: Air violations Four air violations by enemy Israeli reconnaissance aircraft and warplanes were reported over various Lebanese areas, involving a total of two reconnaissance aircraft and two warplanes. Land violations At 1000 hours, between the towns of Dahirah and Aalma al-Chaab, enemy Israeli forces cleared a large area next to the public road in quadrant 100-130 with bulldozers, guarded by four tanks, and constructed a road suitable for vehicular traffic from the border area around point W-20 south of Al-Batishiyya farm to the Dahirah-Aalma al-Chaab public road approximately 200 metres east of AlBatishiyya junction. The sound of an explosion was heard during the work, which is still in progress. Between 0800 hours and 1700 hours, enemy Israeli forces performed maintenance on the barbed wire strip running from opposite the town of Aadaisse to opposite Metulla gate across from the Marjaayoun plain. A Poclain excavator and a bulldozer also carried out excavations near Metulla gate a few metres inside Lebanese territory. Subject: Israeli violations and acts of aggression against Lebanon from 0800 hours on 4 September 2006 to 0800 hours on 5 September 2006 From 0800 hours on 4 September 2007 to 0800 hours on 5 September 2006, despite the United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a cessation of hostilities as of 0800 hours on 14 August 2006, acts of aggression and land and air violations by the Israeli enemy continued, most notably: Air violations Five air violations by enemy Israeli reconnaissance aircraft and warplanes were reported over various Lebanese areas, involving a total of two reconnaissance aircraft and ten warplanes. Land violations At 0730 hours, in the Jabal Kahil area between the towns of Maroun al-Ras and Aaitaroun, the sound of an explosion of indeterminate origin was heard. Enemy Israeli forces constructed a road from the “Bat al-Qasis” location to the “Nasir Hill” location in the town of Aaitaroun. In the wake of the Israeli enemy’s use of cluster bombs against residential areas during its attacks on Lebanon many of these bombs have been reported to have exploded, resulting in injury to one person during the period in question, as follows: At 2130 hours, in Houmine al-Faouqa, a cluster bomb exploded, resulting in injury to Ali Jum`a, a 10 year old child (his condition is not serious).   sss1 \* MERGEFORMAT A/60/1001 sss2 \* MERGEFORMAT S/2006/713 sss1 \* MERGEFORMAT A/60/1001 sss2 \* MERGEFORMAT S/2006/713 FooterJN \* MERGEFORMAT 06-48923 \* MERGEFORMAT 2 \* MERGEFORMAT 3 FooterJN \* MERGEFORMAT 06-48923 United Nations A/60/1001–S/2006/713 General Assembly Security Council Distr.: General 6 September 2006 English Original: Arabic jobn \* MERGEFORMAT 06-48923 (E) 080906 080906 Barcode \* MERGEFORMAT *0648923*