In light of climbing recent tensions on the border between Lebanon and Israel, a spokesman for the United Nations interim power in Lebanon expressed in an interview with “Euronus” his deep interest in events on the ground.
“What is happening is currently in southern Lebanon,” said US government spokesman. Daily violations Israel committed it. “Today, for the first time, we are witnessing missile or artillery clips from the Lebanese side, and this is a very dangerous fact,” he said.
Even after cease-fire between Hezbollah Israel said on November 27, and the situation in the south did not really calm down, noting that the region is witnessing.Daily violations Of Resolution 1701 “, including the destruction of the southern regions, air attacks and intensive use of unmanned aircraft, which display the fragile truce.
From the beginning of the agreement until yesterday afternoon, Fohul recorded more than 1,800 air violations Resolution 1701More than 650 violations of the blue line, the vast majority of the Israeli side to Lebanon, and about 1,200 military activities for the Hebrew State Army north of the above line.
What is the blue line?
the Blue Line It is one 120 km drawn by the United Nations After the withdrawal of the Israeli forces in southern Lebanon in 2000, with the aim of establishing borders separating Lebanon from Israel and Golan Hi Syrians are busy.
It is prohibited to cross any parts of the blue line By land, sea, or air, because it violates Resolution 1701 of the United Nations Security Council. The beans, brief in the English language of the United Nations, monitors this line and periodically Security Council The degree of compliance with the decision.
Task “He Hezbollah’s military activities have not been monitored in southern Lebanon in recent months.”“Although he found” weapons and ammunition, the Lebanese army was informed, “Holder said, adding what happened this morning” must be investigated. “
Stability cannot be imposed without the commitment of all parties
It requires restoring stability in southern Lebanon A real commitment to all partiesHe said, “We see a commitment from LAF (the Lebanese Armed Forces), and we see A clear will by the new Lebanese government To restore stability. But this alone is not enough, we need a real commitment from all sides to achieve this. “
FPNUL spokesman emphasized the need for The Israeli army retires from the situations that still occupy it inside Lebanese territoryAs a pre -condition, to return to a full stopping of hostilities and the safe return of civilians to their areas in the south.
We also invite all parties to work with The maximum moderation in order to avoid to Vortex The region witnessed during the past 15 months, noting that “no one wants to repeat this scene” and that the intervention of the international community and the United Nations is necessary to avoid any new climbing.
Close coordination with the Lebanese army
He greatly stressed the importance of the mission efforts to support the Lebanese armed forces (LAF)It was listened to in the southern regions in cooperation with the Lebanese authorities and showed a clear commitment to trying to restore stability.
Coordination between To FPN He said that LAF is “very positive”, noting that joint action is being implemented daily, especially in Redoubt operations in the areas that were under the control of the Israeli army previously, as the task helped in setting the army and providing training and support to create capabilities so that state institutions can restore their authority in the south.
Andrea stressed that a task Peace maintenance forces It is still necessary Fragility The importance of a neutral part is supervised and supports stability.
FPNUL forces are performing daily tasks, such as ReopenAnd provide Medical help And humanity, participation in Explosive mines and artifacts Without bombing, and work through channels commerce With both sides to reduce tensions and avoid climbing.
“We are physically present on the ground, we see the supervision, support, support, and work to ensure compliance with Resolution 1701, but Its real application can only be achieved by commitment From the parties concerned, “said available.
