North of the Litani first… Details of the European deployment and conditions for expansion southward
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Ad-Diyar: Despite all their efforts over the past months, led by France, European countries were unable to keep the UNIFIL forces operating in the south, or amend their mandate, or secure a new UN resolution on an international force to replace them. However, the Council of the European Union adopted on 12 October…
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The southern border and the Blue Line
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The UN identified the Blue Line in 2000 to verify Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon. UNIFIL explains that it is a withdrawal line, not an agreed international border.
UNIFIL · Blue Line FAQ ↗Security Council Resolution 1701, adopted in 2006, called for a full cessation of hostilities and strengthened UNIFIL’s mandate. The resolution is a reference for understanding reports about hostilities and deployments in southern Lebanon; it does not by itself verify a particular incident.
UN Security Council · 2006 ↗
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