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| Israel says it shared tunnel details with Lebanon and UN, calls for sanctions |
| 2018-12-06 |
| [IsraelTimes] Prime Minister Netanyahu calls UN chief Antonio Guterres to update him on Operation Northern Shield, urges international condemnation of Hezbollah. At a regularly scheduled meeting with peacekeepers and representatives from the Lebanese Armed Forces, Israeli officers "presented the uncovered Hezbollah attack tunnel that had been dug from Leb to Israel," a statement from the Israeli military said, without providing details. "The IDF expressed its protest to the serious violation of Israeli territory and UN Resolution 1701," the statement said referring to the 2006 UN Security Council resolution calling for Hezbollah to withdraw from southern Leb following the Second Leb War, the last major conflict between the IDF and the Iran-backed Hezbollah terror group. The United Nations ...an organization originally established to war on dictatorships which was promptly infiltrated by dictatorships and is now held in thrall to dictatorships... Interim Force in Leb (UNIFIL) said Wednesday it will send a team to Israel to "ascertain facts" and called for full access to all locations along the border. According to Israel’s Hadashot news, some UNIFIL personal were shown the Israeli side of the tunnel. "I emphasize the critical role of our liaison and coordination mechanisms in mitigating tensions through continuous communication, at the heart of which is the Tripartite forum," said head of UNIFIL mission Maj. Gen. Stefano Del Col. He appealed to both sides in using the mechanisms to "avoid misunderstandings and ensure that security and stability" along the border is maintained and reinforced. So far, only the US administration has expressed unequivocal support for Operation Northern Shield. Russia on Wednesday expressed tacit support on Wednesday for the efforts to expose Hezbollah’s cross-border attack tunnels, while calling on both sides to show restraint lest the volatile situation on the Lebanese border escalate. Russia does not consider Hezbollah a terrorist organization. Bolton: US ‘strongly supports’ anti-tunnel operation in Israel’s north London, Berlin condemn Hezbollah tunnels, back Israeli border operation |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #2 Israel is providing sunlight, Rob, and hopes for a bit of scurrying. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2018-12-06 19:15 |
| #1 The UN is funding them and the Lebs are helping build them -- what does Israel expect? |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2018-12-06 16:48 |