Tag: UN Resolution 1701

Hezbollah says it does not recognize the UN certified Blue Line and disputes numerous points along the border.

The IDF holds the Lebanese government responsible for the digging of the tunnels and the ramifications of those activities.

A senior IDF officer also warned the tunnel exposed outside Metullah was to be used by Hezbollah to cut the town off from the rest of the country.

"The Security Council must not turn a blind eye to the growing Iranian influence in Lebanon and the extensive military build-up of Hezbollah forces in southern Lebanon, as they pose a threat to the stability of the country."

A rash of tall new watchtowers have sprung up on the Lebanese side of Israel's northern border, providing a bird's eye view into IDF and civilian activities.