At the command center in Ras al-Naqoura, the Major General called on the Lebanese and Israeli sides to give priority to the cessation of hostilities and de-escalation along the Blue Line.
According to an official Unifil statement, the discussions focused on the border situation, the Tel Aviv air and ground violations and other issues within the mandate of the international contingent under Security Council Resolution 1701.
On that occasion, Lázaro thanked the Lebanese and Israeli authorities for the messages of condolence and outrage following the December 14 incident in the city of Al Aquibiyah, which left one dead and three injured.
Since the end of the war in southern Lebanon in 2006, 159 regular tripartite meetings have taken place under the umbrella of UNIFIL as an essential means of conflict resolution and confidence-building.
Through its liaison and coordination mechanisms, the United Nations Interim Force is the only forum in the nation through which the Lebanese and Israeli armies meet officially.
At the meeting last November, Lebanon stressed the need for the Israeli enemy’s withdrawal from all of its occupied territories: the Shebaa farms and the Kfar Shuba hills, the northern part of the Ghajar region and the 13 areas where the country the blue reserved line.
Both nations have been in a war situation since the establishment of the State of Israel in occupied Palestine, and in all these years many crimes and attacks remain in the memory of the Lebanese people in light of Tel Aviv’s ambitions to conquer Lebanon River water Litani and the oil and gas wealth.
Since 1978, Unifil soldiers have been stationed in Lebanon to confirm Israel’s withdrawal from the south and restore peace, as well as to monitor the security of its borders and prevent the unauthorized entry of weapons or related material.
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