Israel to UNIFIL: Stop ignoring Hezbollah violations of resolution 1701 

By Barak Ravid
September 15. 2008
Haaretz 
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Israel on Wednesday issued a request to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) to address Hezbollah's violations of UN resolution 1701 south of the Litani River in Lebanon. 

Foreign Ministry General Secretary Aharon Abramowitz met Monday in Jerusalem with UNIFIL commander Claudio Graziano and told him Israel expects UNIFIL to submit more extensive reports on the violations and to stop ignoring Hezbollah's moves to repair their infrastructure in villages in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel. 

Graziano responded UNIFIL does not have proof of Hezbollah operations south of the Litani, and if Israel does have such intelligence, they are welcome to send it to us. Graziano added that UNIFIL is doing all that it can to police Hezbollah, but is constrained by their rules of engagement in the field. 




Graziano's request came despite Israel's repeated submissions to UNIFIL of intelligence detailing violations of UN resolution 1701 by Hezbollah.