Lebanon Files Complaint with UN over Israeli Espionage Systems

18/12/2010 Lebanon filed a complaint with the United Nations Security Council over the Israeli espionage devices that were newly discovered by the Lebanese army in Sannine and Barouk mountains.
The Lebanese foreign ministry filed the complaint through its mission in New York.

The ministry stressed in the letter that the equipment planted by Israel was in violation of Lebanese sovereignty, international law and Security Council resolution 1701.

The espionage is also an aggression on Lebanese territory, which confirms again Israel's disrespect for UN resolutions.

Lebanon announced Wednesday that the Israeli spy cameras it had uncovered on mountaintops in the center of the country were the most advanced uncovered in Lebanon to date. And on Thursday, the Lebanese army released incriminating photos of the equipment which include Hebrew writing. According to the Lebanese army, the spying gear was planted in the mountains and enabled observation of extensive areas. The gear also includes a production tag from Israel.

The army said the equipment was discovered on Mount el-Barouk at a height of 1,715 meters, and is comprised of two artificial boulders. One boulder contained gear for transmitting and receiving signals, which covered most of Lebanon’s western and central valleys up to the Syrian border as well as many villages in the south up to the border with the occupied territories. According to the reports, the equipment is Israeli-made and is capable of securing communication between the wireless stations scattered throughout Lebanon and various points in the occupied territories. The other boulder contained a large stash of batteries which would have provided power for the equipment for a number of years. The Lebanese army reiterated its warning to residents not to touch "suspicious objects."

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