Israel demanded tougher action by United Nations peacekeepers against Hezbollah arms stockpiles following blasts in south Lebanon.
The Israeli foreign ministry called on UNIFIL and France, Italy and Spain, participants in the force, "to act more energetically following information about Hezbollah stocks of weapons."
In a statement, the ministry also asked UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon to find out the "results of the UN investigation" following Tuesday's explosions.
UNIFIL said on Wednesday said that a series of blasts in an area considered to be a Hezbollah stronghold was probably caused by stockpiled ammunition and marked a "serious violation" of a UN Security Council resolution.
A Lebanese military officer said: "It was an arms dump dating from the July war" in 2006 between Israel and the Shiite group.
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