In a statement on Monday, Baghei said the Israeli regime had violated ceasefire agreements reached with Lebanon several times in the past 60 days.
He added that Israel’s recent crimes targeting people who were returning home at the end of the 60-day deadline were the highest level of the regime’s lack of commitment and blatant violation of human rights, Press TV reported.
It also constituted a clear example of a war crime, said a spokesman for Iran, which has retained the United States and France as guarantors and observers of the liability contract.
At least 22 people, including nine children and paramedics, were killed and 124 others injured when Israeli forces opened fire on Lebanese people returning to their homes in the southern town on Sunday.
According to reports, Israeli drones targeted residents of the village of Bani Hayyan, causing multiple injuries.
Under the ceasefire agreement signed on November 27, 2024, Israeli forces will withdraw from Lebanon and the Lebanese army will deploy soldiers to the south of the Arab country for 60 days, ending on January 26. It had become.
Baghaei said the continued presence of occupation forces in southern Lebanon amounts to a continuation of the regime’s military aggression against Lebanon’s territorial integrity and national sovereignty.
In addition to guarantoring the cease-fire agreement and directing the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), the United Nations Security Council will take effective steps to end Israeli acts of aggression and hold the regime accountable. Have clear responsibilities. Iranian spokesperson added.
He reiterated Iran’s full support for the Lebanese government, people and resistance in the face of the Israeli regime’s excessive demands and acts of aggression.
Baghaei praised the exemplary resistance and courage of the Lebanese people against the occupying regime and commemorated the martyrs of the resistance.
The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon has been extended for another three weeks after the administration refused to withdraw its troops in line with the original deal, according to an official White House statement on Sunday.
It was confirmed that the arrangement between Lebanon and Israel will remain in force until February 18, 2025.
MNA
