Hezbollah Against Changes to UNIFIL Mandate

Date: 27 May 2020 - 21:40

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BEIRUT (Dispatches) – Leader Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement has expressed his rejection to any change to the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFL) in Lebanon, Al Noor radio channel has reported.
"The Americans and Israelis have always wanted to make the UNIFIL operate in Lebanon without coordination and cooperation with the Lebanese army,” Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said during an interview with Al Noor.
"We will not allow any violation of Lebanon’s sovereignty,” Nasrallah added.
The Zionist regime’s envoy to the UN said earlier this month that the Zionist regime wants UN peacekeepers to have access to all sites, adding the UN Security Council must be immediately informed of any block of their freedom of movement.
Meanwhile, Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab emphasized on Wednesday the urgent need for the UNIFIL in south Lebanon, the National News Agency reported.
"Lebanon is in dire need for the presence of the UNIFIL in south Lebanon amid continuous violations by Israel for Lebanon’s sovereignty,” Diab said during his visit to the UNIFIL’s headquarters in Naqoura.
"We are keen on maintaining high cooperation between the UNIFIL and the Lebanese army to create a secure atmosphere for people in south Lebanon,” he added.
The prime minister said Lebanon won’t accept any modifications to the mandate of the UNIFIL in the country.
"The United Nations must force Israel to withdraw from Lebanese occupied territories,” he said, adding that "Israel continues to violate Lebanon’s sovereignty by air, land and sea.”