BEIRUT: The Lebanese group Hezbollah has condemned recent comments by a senior UN envoy in which he criticized the organization for providing support to Palestinian fighters in Gaza from Egypt.
Saturday s statement by Hezbollah accused Terje Roed-Larsen of supporting Israel and said his position provided cover for Israeli criminal practices.
Roed-Larsen is the UN chief s envoy dealing with implementation of a 2004 Security Council resolution that includes demands for Hezbollah s disarmament.
Larsen on Thursday criticized Hezbollah s admission that it supported fighters in Gaza from Egypt and said there is growing concern Hezbollah has engaged in militant activities beyond Lebanese territory. -AP
