United Nations Radio

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the firing of rockets against Israel from southern Lebanon on Thursday.

Israeli Defense Forces returned fire with several artillery rounds directed at the location from where the rockets originated.

UNIFIL peacekeeper

According to a statement from the UN Spokesman's office, (UNIFIL) UN Interim Force in Lebanon is investigating the circumstances of the incident in close cooperation with the Lebanese Armed Forces.
The statement says the Secretary-General is relieved that Thursday's incident did not escalate and he urges both parties to exercise maximum restraint.

The Secretary-General takes this opportunity to remind the parties of their obligation to fully adhere to the 2006 Security Council resolution which calls for a cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah and respect the cessation of hostilities agreement.

This is Donn Bobb reporting for United Nations Radio.
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