Lebanese President Joseph Aoun says that Israeli army detonations near the Unesco-listed Beaufort castle in southern Lebanon overnight are a “direct threat” to a recent framework deal agreed with Israel, AFP reports.
Aoun says the explosions “are an extremely dangerous escalation”, according to a statement from his office, adding that they “represent a direct threat to the process which was launched as part of the framework agreement”.
He notes that their timing ahead of another round of talks with Israel in Rome next week “sends negative messages”.
