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LETTER TO PRIME MINISTER PERES
(Communicated by Prime Minister's Media Advisor)
Following is the text of a letter written by U.S. Secretary of State
Warren Christopher to Prime Minister Peres on 30 April 1996:
Dear Mr. Prime Minister:
With regard to the right of self-defense referred to in the Understanding
dated April 26, 1996, the United States understands that if Hizballah or
any other group in Lebanon acts inconsistently with the principles of the
Understanding or launches attacks on Israeli forces in Lebanon, whether
that attack has taken the form of firing, ambushes, suicide attacks,
roadside explosives, or any other type of attack, Israel retains the right
in response to take appropriate self-defense measures against the armed
groups responsible for the attack.
With regard to the prohibitions on the use of certain areas as launching
grounds for attacks, the United States understands that the prohibition
refers not only to the firing of weapons, but also to the use of these
areas by armed groups as bases from which to carry out attacks.
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