Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said on Monday his government wants to avoid an escalation with Israel, but added that the international community must reject Israel’s “blatant violation” of Lebanese sovereignty, Reuters reported.

“The Lebanese government sees it best to avoid any sliding of the situation towards a dangerous escalation,” Hariri told the ambassadors of the UN Security Council’s five permanent members, his office said. “But this requires the international community affirming its rejection of this blatant violation.”

Two Israeli drones crashed Sunday in Beirut suburbs prompting the Hezbollah movement to warn Israeli soldiers at the border to await a response.