Britain, France condemn Israel's reoccupation of Arnoun

Britain has condemned Israeli forces' reoccupation of Arnoun. British ambassador David Ross McLennan expressed his country's regret for the Israeli occupation of Arnoun following his meeting with the Lebanese Foreign Ministry's secretary general, Zafer al-Hassan, on Tuesday in Beirut.

Meanwhile, France has called for returning to the situation prior to April 15 in Arnoun The spokeswoman for the French Foreign Ministry said the April Understanding committee called in its Tuesday meeting on all sides concerned to take concrete steps to return the conditions in Arnoun to what had been prior to April 15.

The spokeswoman expressed her country's support for the result attained by the committee. She added that France will be always in close contact with all sides concerned to help in finding a solution. The spokeswoman called on all sides concerned to maintain self-control to ease the tension.