A/HRC/3/2 page 129 14 In his “Address to the Lebanese People” of 15 July 2006, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora stated that “[T]he Lebanese government announced from the first instance when the events broke, that it had no prior knowledge of what happened. Nor did it endorse the operation carried out by Hezbollah, which led to the abduction of the two Israeli soldiers.” See full statement at http://www.lebanonundersiege.gov.lb/english/F/eNews/NewsArticle.asp?CNewsID=17 (retrieved on 7 November 2006). 15 A/60/938-S/2006/518, Identical letters dated 13 July 2006 from the Chargé d’affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council, 13 July 2006. 16 “Israel authorizes ‘severe’ response to abductions”, CNN, 12 July 2006, http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/12/mideast (retrieved on 7 November 2006). 17 “Israel authorizes ‘severe’ response to abductions”, CNN, 12 July 2006, http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/12/mideast (retrieved on 7 November 2006). 18 Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “Special Cabinet communiqué - Hizbollah attack”, 12 July 2006. http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Government/Communiques/2006/ Special+Cabinet+Communique+-+Hizbullah+attack+12-Jul-2006.htm (retrieved on 7 November 2006). 19 S/2006/730, Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1701 (2006), 12 September 2006, para. 14. 20 S/2006/730, Report of the Secretary General on the implementation of Security Council resolution 1701 (2006), 12 September 2006, para. 17. 21 UNIFIL Press Release, 1 October 2006, http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/missions/ unifil/pr060A.pdf (retrieved on 7 November 2006). 22 UNIFIL Press Release, 26 October 2006, http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/missions/unifil/ pr068.pdf (retrieved on 7 November 2006). 23 Prosecutor v. D. Tadic, ICTY, Decision on the Defense Motion for Interlocutory Appeal on Jurisdiction of 2 October 1995, para. 70. 24 A/60/939-S/2006/522, Identical letters dated 13 July 2006 from the Chargé d’affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council, 13 July 2006. 25 A/60/945-S/2006/537, Identical letters dated 18 July 2006 from the Chargé d’affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council, 18 July 2006.