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IDF chief to UNIFIL counterpart: Keep Hezbollah in ‎check

by  Yoav Limor
Published on  08-28-2018 00:00
Last modified: 08-28-2018 00:00
IDF chief to UNIFIL counterpart: Keep Hezbollah in ‎check

UNIFIL Commander Maj. Gen. Stefano Del Col

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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon must increase ‎its enforcement against Hezbollah in the country's south, ‎Israel's chief of staff told the newly appointed ‎UNIFIL commander.‎

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot met Monday ‎with Italian Maj. Gen. Stefano Del Col, who took ‎office earlier this month, replacing Maj. Gen. ‎Michael Beary.‎

Beary was often criticized by Israel for his lack of ‎enforcement against the Iranian-backed Shiite terrorist group. ‎

Israel has often expressed concern over UNIFIL's ‎inaction against Hezbollah, which has allowed the ‎terrorist group to turn over 200 villages in ‎southern Lebanon into virtual urban fortresses. ‎

UNIFIL's decision to largely turn a blind eye to ‎Hezbollah's activities is in contrast to United ‎Nations Security Council Resolution 1701, which ‎effectively ended the 2006 Second Lebanon War.‎

The resolution states that UNIFIL forces must ensure ‎that southern Lebanon is not exploited for hostile ‎operations. It also imposed an arms embargo on ‎Hezbollah, which has not stopped the group from ‎accumulating a substantial missile arsenal. ‎

After the 2006 war UNIFIL tried to curb the Iranian ‎proxy's operations in southern Lebanon but in 2007, ‎after five Spanish U.N. peacekeepers were killed by ‎a roadside bomb near the town of al-Hiyam, U.N. ‎personnel limited their operations to open areas ‎only.‎

The move required only little adjustment for ‎Hezbollah, which simply shifted its focus to ‎developing infrastructure in the local villages, ‎where UNIFIL has had little success of stopping it.‎

UNIFIL's impact on the ground has been significantly ‎eroded over the years. ‎
Last year, Israel revealed that Hezbollah was ‎operating along the Israel-Lebanon border ‎freely under the guise of a nongovernment ‎organization called "Green without Borders." ‎

UNIFIL rejected the claims, but Israel present it ‎with intelligence that proved that this activity was ‎carried out openly. ‎

Israel hopes that things will be different under Del ‎Col's command. The Italian general's first test will ‎be an ongoing dispute between Israel and Lebanon ‎over a border wall that Israel is building.‎

Lebanon claims part of the wall violates its ‎sovereignty, while Israel maintains construction is ‎carried out entirely within its territory. ‎

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