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IDF furious after UN rep meets with deputy Hezbollah chief

After Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jan Kunis meets with Gen. Naim Qassem and tweets his thanks for "an open and substantive discussion," IDF spokesperson demands to know whether Hezbollah's violations of UNSC 1701 had been addressed.

by  Israel Hayom Staff
Published on  05-22-2019 09:06
Last modified: 05-22-2019 16:00
IDF furious after UN rep meets with deputy Hezbollah chiefREUTERS/ Sharif Karim

Deputy leader of Hezbollah Gen. Naim Qassem | Photo: REUTERS/ Sharif Karim

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The IDF is furious over United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jan Kubis meeting with Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah's deputy, Gen. Naim Qassem, on Tuesday.

After the meeting, Kubis tweeted that he was "grateful for an open and substantive discussion on a broad range of topics with Deputy [Hezbollah] Secretary General Naim Qassem."

Kubis added that Qassem had presented him with a copy of his book, which Kubis called "necessary reading."

Shortly after news of the meeting became public, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit tweeted a response: "You know what else is 'necessary reading'? U.N. Resolution 1701." This was a reference to the attack tunnels Hezbollah dug beneath the Israeli-Lebanese border in blatant violation of the resolution and which Israel exposed and destroyed in Operation Northern Shield at the start of this year.

Public Security and Strategic Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan responded to Kubis' message with a tweet of his own, in which he asked Kubis if he had discussed "how Hezbollah can continue to laugh at UNSC 1701 and expand its arsenal of missiles? Or how the UN can help Hezbollah rebuild its terror tunnels?"

"Or did he want your diplomatic advice as to where Hezbollah should murder Jews next? @imamof peace," Erdan's tweet concluded.

Tags: Hassan NasrallahHezbollahIDFLebanonNaim QassemUN

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