Speaking on the sidelines of a G7 defense summit, Borrell said: “They cannot act independently, it is certainly a limited role. Expanding the role could be considered but this requires a decision from Security Council of the United Nations.
On the X website, Borrell stressed the need to take major steps in… Lebanonincluding an “immediate ceasefire” and a “stronger mandate for UNIFIL forces.”
“There is a new political context in Lebanon, full of risks, but which may also lead to changes,” he wrote. “The most important thing is the possibility of the country finally building its full sovereignty, which is being undermined by external actors.”
He called for the implementation of “Resolution 1701”, which established a cessation of hostilities between… Israel And Hezbollah after a devastating war they fought in the summer of 2006.
A UNIFIL spokesman said that forces operating in southern Lebanon were targeted several times, noting that five of these attacks were carried out “deliberately.”
And reinforce Resolution 1701 The presence of UNIFIL, which was assigned to monitor the ceasefire between the two sides.
UNIFIL forces are deployed between the Litani River and the Lebanese-Israeli border, and its headquarters are located in Ras Naqoura Borderlands.
