The South After “UNIFIL”: A Race to Establish a New Security Formula and Lebanon’s Commitment to Resolution 1701
Lebanon is in a race against time as the end of the mission of the United Nations Interim Force “UNIFIL” approaches on the thirty-first of next December, amid growing fears of a security vacuum in the south, while Israel continues to entrench its military presence in the areas it occupies, as the forces…
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The southern border and the Blue Line
What is independently established about the incident, and what is attributed to a party?
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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