Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has congratulated the Lebanese nation on the 12th anniversary of its victory in the summer 2006 Israeli army invasion of Lebanon and the ensuing war.

Iran Press- In separate messages on Tuesday to the Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jibran Bassil and Secretary General of Hezbollah movement Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, Zarif offered his congratulations to the Lebanese government and nation vis-a-vis  the great victory of Islamic Resistance Movement over Zionist regime during 33-day war in 2006, MNA reported.

According to the 629-page Winograd Report by the Israeli regime itself, Hezbollah fighters involved in defending Lebanon against the Israeli war defeated the enemy and Tel Aviv was compelled to withdraw without having achieved any of its objectives.

UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which brokered a ceasefire in the 2006 war, calls on Israel to respect Lebanon’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

About 1,200 Lebanese, most of them civilians, were martyred in the Israeli war on Lebanon in the summer of 2006. However, Hezbollah fighters defeated the Israeli military, forcing Tel Aviv to retreat without achieving any of its objectives.

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