restrain hezbollah

Lebanese government must restrain Hezbollah

  • 8/29/2019
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    UNIFIL peacekeeping force mandate in Lebanon extended for another year today in UN Security Council meeting. At the UN headquarters hearing, members of the Security Council voted to renew the mandate to August 2020. Among the new provisions in the mandate include a clear call on the Lebanese government to allow access to UNIFIL forces and increased reporting on the transfer of weapons to terrorists in Lebanon.

    Israel's ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon said: "The updated mandate sends a clear message to the Lebanese government: restrain Hezbollah. The terrorist organization's grip on southern Lebanon is intended to only harm the State of Israel and endanger the entire region. Israel will not accept such a reality, and calls on the international community to act resolutely against the Iranian proxy in Lebanon."