Former U.N. Peacekeeper: ‘We Were Completely at Hezbollah’s Mercy’ in Lebanon

to Danish media on Sunday in which he said the U.N. peacekeeping operation in Lebanon was “completely at Hezbollah’s mercy,” able to patrol only in areas where the Iran-backed terrorist organization allowed them to operate.

peacekeeping operations by providing military observers to monitor ceasefire arrangements. Its very first assignment was monitoring the Israeli-Arab Armistice in the Palestinian territories in 1949. Michael said Hezbollah simply blocked UNTSO observers and UNIFIL peacekeepers from entering districts in southern Lebanon.



Michael said Hezbollah forcibly confiscated his equipment when he tried to collect evidence of their illegal activities. Some of his colleagues in UNTSO and UNIFIL did not try all that hard. Michael’s testimony is timely because Israel is feuding with UNIFIL during the IDF operation in Lebanon.

The Israelis accuse UNIFIL of turning a blind eye to illegal Hezbollah activities, exactly as Michael described.U.N.

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to withdraw UNIFIL forces from the conflict region because they are interfering with legitimate Israeli military operations and – either accidentally or deliberately – providing cover for Hezbollah. We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here.

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