{"id":72876,"date":"2019-09-06T17:00:11","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T15:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=72876"},"modified":"2019-09-05T15:52:41","modified_gmt":"2019-09-05T13:52:41","slug":"04-00-38","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=72876","title":{"rendered":"Israel Welcomes Renewed, Stronger Mandate for UN Peacekeeping Force in Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"40%\" class=\"center alignleft\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reunion68.com\/Biuletyn\/img\/algem.png\"><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2019\/08\/29\/israel-welcomes-renewed-stronger-mandate-for-un-peacekeeping-force-in-lebanon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Israel Welcomes Renewed, Stronger Mandate for UN Peacekeeping Force in Lebanon<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Algemeiner Staff<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/49yzp92imhtx8radn224z7y1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/unfilsoldiersonlebanonborder.jpg\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>UNIFIL peacekeepers patrol the border with Israel near the Lebanese village of Kfar Kila, Dec. 4, 2018. Photo: Reuters \/ Ali Hashisho.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Israel welcomed a United Nations Security Council vote on Thursday afternoon that renewed and strengthened the mandate of UNIFIL, the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">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 terrorist groups in Lebanon such as Hezbollah, a political and military proxy of the Iranian regime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Israel\u2019s ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, commented in a statement that the \u201cupdated mandate sends a clear message to the Lebanese government: restrain Hezbollah.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Danon asserted that Hezbollah\u2019s \u201cgrip on southern Lebanon is intended to only harm the State of Israel and endanger the entire region.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">He continued: \u201cIsrael will not accept such a reality, and calls on the international community to act resolutely against the Iranian proxy in Lebanon.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The strengthened mandate of UNIFIL \u2014 a force of more than 10,000 UN peacekeepers from countries including India, France, Ireland, Nepal and Ghana \u2014 was a&nbsp;result of diplomatic efforts by Israel and the United States to strengthen the peacekeeping force following revelations of&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2019\/08\/28\/video-shows-hezbollah-members-attacking-un-vehicles-in-south-lebanon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Hezbollah attacks<\/strong><\/span><\/a>&nbsp;on UNIFIL personnel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Danon made clear that while UNIFIL was \u201crequired to take responsibility and act according to its mandate, Israel holds the Lebanese government solely responsible for Hezbollah\u2019s activities on its territory.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\">\n<div class=\"content-alignment\" id=\"content\">\n<div class=\"yt-uix-button-panel\" id=\"watch-description\">\n<div id=\"watch-description-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><em>Zawarto\u015b\u0107 publikowanych artyku\u0142\u00f3w i materia\u0142\u00f3w nie reprezentuje pogl\u0105d\u00f3w ani opinii Reunion&#8217;68,<\/em><em><br \/>\nani te\u017c webmastera Blogu Reunion&#8217;68, chyba ze jest to wyra\u017anie zaznaczone.<br \/>\nTwoje uwagi, linki, w\u0142asne artyku\u0142y lub wiadomo\u015bci prze\u015blij na adres:<br \/>\n<\/em><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><em><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"mailto:webmaster@reunion68.com\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">webmaster@reunion68.com<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr style=\"width: 100%;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel Welcomes Renewed, Stronger Mandate for UN Peacekeeping Force in Lebanon Algemeiner Staff UNIFIL peacekeepers patrol the border with Israel near the Lebanese village of Kfar Kila, Dec. 4, 2018. 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