The Hizbullah terror organization's ongoing presence in Lebanon is a "danger to international peace and security," said U.S. Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Alejandro Wolff on Wednesday. "Armed elements, their assets, and their weapons in South Lebanon pose a similar threat to those who work diligently for peace and security in that country," he said in a statement to the UN Security Council.

Wolff said that the explosion in Teir Felsay earlier this week and the blast in Khirbet Selm in July were both a violation of Security Council Resolution 1701. "It should be a source of deep concern to all of us," he said, adding the U.S. looks forward for detailed information from the U.N. Department of Peacekeeping Operations "on this latest serious incident."