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July 23, 2020

Either Require UN Peacekeepers in Lebanon To Do Their Job, or Send Them Home

Hizballah is expanding its presence under UNIFIL’s nose.

In the wake of the 2006 war between Israel and Hizballah, the UN deployed its Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) to keep the two armies apart, and to prevent Hizballah from operating in the area between the Litani River and the Israel-Lebanon border. But UNIFIL has failed spectacularly in the latter part of its mission—although that hasn’t prevented the various concerned parties from maintaining the illusion that it is doing its job. Assaf Orion writes:

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July 23, 2020

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    Hizballah is expanding its presence under UNIFIL’s nose.

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