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1996-04-18

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1996-04-18

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1. “The seriousness of the situation should be clear to everyone. We urge both Israel and Hezbollah to cease immediately all military activities in southern Lebanon and northern Israel and to conclude a cease-fire. We strongly support the ongoing diplomatic efforts undertaken to this end by the United States, France and Italy, on behalf of the European Union. It is against this background that I welcome and support the resolution adopted unanimously by the Security Council this evening.”

   1996-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3654 (1996) · source

2. “These actions are totally unacceptable and are out of proportion to the attacks by Hezbollah against targets in Israel. This escalation of the conflict can only serve the purposes of those who oppose peace in the region. Norway is currently the most important contributor of troops to UNIFIL. We strongly deplore the casualties suffered by the Fijian contingent. It is totally unacceptable to put United Nations personnel at risk through actions of the kind we have witnessed today, and earlier during the recent actions. We demand that Hezbollah put a stop to its well-known and cynical practice of establishing positions close to civilian or United Nations installations, and we demand that the Israeli authorities take every necessary step to prevent shelling of United Nations and civilian targets.”

   1996-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3654 (1996) · source

3. “In the Council debate last Monday, I had the opportunity to express the deep concern of the Norwegian Government with regard to the critical and fragile state of the peace process in the Middle East, and to urge the parties involved in the use of force in southern Lebanon and northern Israel to stop the spiral of violence. It is with profound regret that we have witnessed today the tragic results of a lack of will to exercise such restraint. The people and the Government of Norway are shocked by today's shelling by the Israeli Defence Forces of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) position at Qaana in southern Lebanon and by other recent Israeli actions, and we deeply deplore the heavy losses of civilian lives and the immense human suffering that have resulted from these actions.”

   1996-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3654 (1996) · source