Kuwait’s Foreign Ministry has expressed its “strong condemnation and denunciation of the continued escalation” by Israeli forces in Lebanon, Al Jazeera reports.

The ministry affirmed Kuwait’s “steadfast and supportive stance toward Lebanon’s unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, calling for an immediate halt to this escalation, the withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces from all Lebanese territories, and full compliance with the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1701 and all other relevant international resolutions,” it said in a statement, adding that the international community and the UNSC must “fulfil their responsibilities in stopping these violations”.

The statement comes shortly after Kuwait reported “hostile” missile and drone attacks as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it launched a retaliatory strike on a base it claimed was used for an attack on its Sirik Island.