The South and UNIFIL’s future on the table for Aoun and Lacroix
Al Jadeed: The South and UNIFIL’s future on the table for Aoun and Lacroix. United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix said after meeting President Joseph Aoun that “the meeting comes at an important moment, as the situation on the ground in the South remains complex, amid continued military activity and the impact…”
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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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