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“What comes after UNIFIL”... the focus of the meeting between Salam and the Russian foreign minister

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“What comes after UNIFIL”... the focus of the meeting between Salam and the Russian foreign minister
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Al Jadeed: “What comes after UNIFIL”... the focus of the meeting between Salam and the Russian foreign minister. Prime Minister Nawaf Salam held a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in New York, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, in the presence of Foreign Minister and Minister of Emigrants Youssef Raggi. During the meeting…

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THE CONTEXT

The southern border and the Blue Line

What is independently established about the incident, and what is attributed to a party?

  1. 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 ↗
  2. 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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Sources checked: 2026-11-04

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