Hezbollah says it will respect UN resolution
8/12/2006 1:25:00 PM GMT
Hezbollah said it will respect the recently adopted UN resolution said to be aimed at ending bloodshed in the Lebanese territories, even though it said that the resolution was not fair.
The Lebanese resistance movement’s leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah said although the UN resolution is not fair, his organisation won’t stand as an obstacle in the way of its approval.
"We will not be an obstacle to any decision taken by the Lebanese government. Our government ministers will register reservations on the resolution and some of its terms," he said on Hezbollah's Al-Manar television.
The resolution "is unjust and unfair because it held Hezbollah responsible for starting the aggression."
Hezbollah will respect any ceasefire agreement reached by the UN or between Lebanon and Israel, Mr. Nasrallah said.
"If there is an agreement over a ceasefire through UN chief Kofi Annan or an agreement between Lebanon and Israel ... the resistance will abide," Mr. Nasrallah said.
A few hours after the UN adopted the resolution; Israel started deploying thousands of additional troops into Lebanon.
Reports also said that Israeli army units have reached the Litani River.
A huge number of Israeli armored vehicles massed on the border trying to drive Hezbollah fighters behind the Litani, about 18 miles from the border, but they were faced with fierce resistance from Hezbollah, which destroyed 21 Israeli tanks and killed seven soldiers.
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