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New Delhi:The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have given an indication of the geographical range of their targeted ground incursion into southern Lebanonalong the countrys longest-running river, the Litani...
The officer asked them not to move vehicles from the north to the southern region of the Litani River, for your personal safety..
Meanwhile, Israels incursion into southern Lebanon has been termed as a violation of the UN Security Council (UNSC) Resolution by the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), adopted unanimously by the UNSC in August 2006 to end that war...
Security arrangements to prevent the resumption of hostilities, including the establishment between the Blue Line and the Litani river of an area free of any armed personnel, assets and weapons other than those of the Government of Lebanon and of UNIFIL as authorised in paragraph 11, deployed in this area, the UNSC said in its resolution...
The resolution says the area should be kept free of any armed personnel, which is understood as Hezbollah, given the group is not the official armed services of the Lebanese government, but rather a movement that was formed with support from Iran in 1982 during Israels invasion of Lebanon...
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