U.N. Chief Urges Israel to Quit South Lebanon
U.N. Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar made an “urgent appeal” Thursday to Israel to withdraw its troops from southern Lebanon and show maximum restraint in dealing with the civilian population.
A spokesman said the U.N. chief executive summoned Israeli Ambassador Benjamin Netanyahu “to express his anxiety about Israel’s new military operation in southern Lebanon,” which began Monday after Muslim guerrillas captured two Israeli soldiers.
Spokesman Francois Giuliani said Perez de Cuellar “understood the Israeli government’s concern about the fate of the two soldiers” but said “such incidents were bound to occur as long as Israel maintained a ‘security zone’ and a military presence” in Lebanon.
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