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EU calls for cessation of Lebanese-Israeli hostilities

BRUSSELS, Jan 28 (KUNA) -- EU High Representative Federica Mogherini on Wednesday called for "an immediate cessation of hostilities" after two Israeli soldiers and a Spanish UN peacekeeper were killed during a cross-border exchange of fire between the Lebanese Hezbollah group and the Israeli troops.
"Today's attacks on the Lebanese-Israeli border are undermining the cessation of hostilities established by UNSC Resolution 1701 and the peace-building efforts along the Blue Line," Mogherini said in a statement here tonight.
"An escalation of violence could be detrimental to the region as a whole in these difficult times," the EU foreign policy chief warned.
She reiterated the EU's "full support for the UNIFIL mission, the Lebanese Army and the Government and the people of Lebanon in much needed efforts to maintain peace and stability in Lebanon in these dramatic times for the country." (end) nk.gb