Army Warns: Attacking Soldiers Serves Israel”s Interests, Confuses Investigation

The Army Command on Saturday cautioned that attacks targeting soldiers in Beirut and its suburbs deal a blow to security and stability and serve interests of the Israeli enemy.

 

The command, in a statement, said some army posts in Beirut and its suburbs have been recently targeted by “sporadic attacks, the latest of which was opening fire at an observation post in Galerie Samaan area which wounded two soldiers.”

 

The command stressed: “Targeting the army is targeting security and stability, which is what the Israeli enemy has been seeking with all means, especially in the post July 2006 war era.”

 

It added that attacking the army “directly confuses the investigation carried out by the military and judiciary … to reach the truth” regarding riots that killed several people and wounded scores last Sunday.

 

The statement noted that “only the judiciary has the right to announce the outcome (of investigations) irrespective of “political and street pressures.”

 

The army command warned religious authorities, political leaders and “all citizens” against “schemes aimed at targeting the will of the Lebanese people to maintain joint existence and drive a wedge between the army and the people.