Every year before the UNIFIL (Lebanon) mandate is renewed, voices from Israel and the United States government are heard calling for UNIFIL's term and mandate to be extended to serve Israel's goals.

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Sources within the “Axis of Resistance” believe that “UNIFIL's presence in southern Lebanon will not change as long as it meets Israel's interests and goals. Otherwise, their presence or absence makes no difference to Lebanon and especially to the south of the Lebanese population. UNIFIL officers monitor developments and report what they see without intervening or ending the daily Israeli injuries to Lebanese territory by land, sea and air. If Israel opens the border crossings and soldiers cross the borders in violation of Lebanese sovereignty, the UNIFIL forces will only be deployed if Lebanese army officers take up the invaders against combat positions. When Israel declares war on Lebanon, UNIFIL counts the advancing tanks and its headquarters receives instructions from the Israeli army on where to go or not. The Israeli army has even bombarded UNIFIL positions under the watchful but impotent eyes of the United Nations Security Council: Israel benefits from unlimited US support. ”

In 1996, Israel bombed the UNIFIL base in Qana, southern Lebanon, killing 106 civilians and wounding 106 civilians and 4 UNIFIL officers. The Lebanese civilian population, the elderly, women and children, believed they were in a safe place and the blue helmets would protect them from the Israeli bombing. They did not realize how little respect Israel has for the United Nations and civilians as long as it is protected by the United States in the United Nations Security Council. In 2006 Israel bombed the same village and killed 54 civilians, including 37 children. The response from the UN Security Council was timid, just a call to end the war and verbally condemn Israel. No action has been taken against what is generally recognized as a war crime.

“Israel wants UNIFIL to keep an eye on Hezbollah, its movements, its weapons stores and the presence of its leaders. Within the UNIFIL troops, the participating countries have close ties to the Israeli secret services. Israeli officers also invite UNIFIL officers to spend the weekend across borders. So the cooperation of the West and the Middle East with Israel is a known fact. This is one of the reasons why Israel is encouraging UNIFIL to stay, ”the source said.

Israeli reservist brigadier Assaf Orion wrote that Hezbollah's “impressive military growth took place despite two obstacles: deep involvement in regional struggles, particularly in the Syrian war, and UNIFIL's mandate. Hezbollah's current arsenal includes an estimated 130,000 missiles and missiles of various ranges and warhead sizes, in addition to assault drones, coastal-sea missiles and surface-to-air missiles. This massive firepower exceeds that of most nation states ”.

It is for this very reason that Israel is looking for a way to counter Hezbollah's ability to defeat it and to provide a safe passage for its armed forces to invade Lebanon and occupy part of its land or sea territory.

“Hezbollah spends more than twice the annual UNIFIL budget on its members and civilian institutions that support the population. It is therefore ridiculous to consider the amount UNIFIL is spending in Lebanon as the reason for its "accepted" presence. The existence or absence of UNIFIL is irrelevant to the activity of Hezbollah. The presence of UNIFIL depends on how much this presence brings Israel at all and not on the “axis of resistance” and its struggle against the Israeli occupation. In any case, the presence of UNIFIL is not taken into account when Israel declares war on Lebanon. Therefore, these forces are not present to protect the country. Israel believes, however, that it can twist the Lebanese government's arm to change the rules of engagement and corner Hezbollah since Lebanon is currently experiencing financial difficulties. This will not happen because Hezbollah is an integral part of Lebanese society and its institutions. It is present in parliament, the cabinet and among the security forces. Therefore, any attempt to target, isolate or remove Hezbollah is doomed to failure ”.

Israel is well aware of Hezbollah's military capabilities, and in particular its precision missiles with destructive warheads. Therefore, the possibility of starting a war - even if Hezbollah leaders never exclude this possibility - is null and void as long as Hezbollah is constantly renewing its arsenal. For this reason, Israel needs to look for other ways to interrupt Hezbollah's supply of modern weapons. If Israel and the United States fail to achieve this goal, they try to reach other states / friends to counter Hezbollah by sanctioning the group of society that is part of Hezbollah and protects Hezbollah. This society makes up at least a third of Lebanon, other religious groups,

The current attempt to change the mandate and objectives of UN troops in Lebanon is nothing new. Confrontations between the Lebanese people in southern Lebanon and UNIFIL troops took place on various occasions when UN troops attempted to search homes in multiple villages but were forced to withdraw and withdraw. These attempts failed to block Hezbollah or change the way UNIFIL was present. Another attempt to close all illegal border crossings between Lebanon and Syria has been prevented by the United States itself. Last March, a US plane landed at the US Embassy in Beirut and smuggled a Lebanese citizen, Amer al-Fakhoury, without coordination with Lebanese officials, who was accused of to be an Israeli collaborator, illegally from the country. The United States revealed how little they care about Lebanese sovereignty and how they can smuggle people out of Lebanon in broad daylight regardless of the host country.

But even the blatant smuggling of al-Fakhoury out of the country by the United States cannot be compared to the road that Hezbollah has set up between Syria and Lebanon to introduce its most modern weapons. The Lebanese government recognized Hezbollah's role in defending the country in its ministerial plan and document, which was submitted to and approved by Parliament. Lebanon - due to the pressure from the United States, which prevented it from launching suitable missiles to stop Israel's continual violation of its sovereignty - relies on Hezbollah's military ability to impose rules of operation on Israel to prevent an occupation of Lebanon.

Hezbollah has confirmed its ability to send powerful messages to Israel every time Israel tries to change the rules of deterrence. Israel has accepted its humiliation without responding to Hezbollah's retaliation in recent months. Therefore, Tel Aviv tries to find other options to move forward and to accomplish the task that it has failed. All attempts to contain Hezbollah competence to date have been ineffective and there are no signs that further efforts could be successful. To stop Hezbollah, Israel must give up the occupied territories and its expansionist goals. Unfortunately, this is a policy that no Israeli leader could ever imagine because it is an integral part of the Israeli ideology to hold on to the occupied territories and live in a state of war. This firm Israeli policy is in turn the basis for Hezbollah's deterrence policy and its need to be pervasive.

https://ejmagnier.com/2020/05/10/die-unifil-dient-israel-also-bleibt-die-abschreckung-der-hisbollah/

Every year before the UNIFIL (Lebanon) mandate is renewed, voices from Israel and the United States government are heard calling for UNIFIL's term and mandate to be extended to serve Israel's goals. The US government stands side by side with Israel and tries to use other means to achieve what it could not achieve through a military confrontation. The goal is always to paralyze Hezbollah and limit its social and military capabilities. Until this goal is achieved, the UNIFIL mandate is renewed annually until Israel no longer needs these "peacekeepers" in Lebanon. Sources within the “Axis of Resistance” believe that “UNIFIL's presence in southern Lebanon will not change as long as it meets Israel's interests and goals. Otherwise, their presence or absence makes no difference to Lebanon and especially to the south of the Lebanese population. UNIFIL officers monitor developments and report what they see without intervening or ending the daily Israeli injuries to Lebanese territory by land, sea and air. If Israel opens the border crossings and soldiers cross the borders in violation of Lebanese sovereignty, the UNIFIL forces will only be deployed if Lebanese army officers take up the invaders against combat positions. When Israel declares war on Lebanon, UNIFIL counts the advancing tanks and its headquarters receives instructions from the Israeli army on where to go or not. The Israeli army has even bombarded UNIFIL positions under the watchful but impotent eyes of the United Nations Security Council: Israel benefits from unlimited US support. ” In 1996, Israel bombed the UNIFIL base in Qana, southern Lebanon, killing 106 civilians and wounding 106 civilians and 4 UNIFIL officers. The Lebanese civilian population, the elderly, women and children, believed they were in a safe place and the blue helmets would protect them from the Israeli bombing. They did not realize how little respect Israel has for the United Nations and civilians as long as it is protected by the United States in the United Nations Security Council. In 2006 Israel bombed the same village and killed 54 civilians, including 37 children. The response from the UN Security Council was timid, just a call to end the war and verbally condemn Israel. No action has been taken against what is generally recognized as a war crime. “Israel wants UNIFIL to keep an eye on Hezbollah, its movements, its weapons stores and the presence of its leaders. Within the UNIFIL troops, the participating countries have close ties to the Israeli secret services. Israeli officers also invite UNIFIL officers to spend the weekend across borders. So the cooperation of the West and the Middle East with Israel is a known fact. This is one of the reasons why Israel is encouraging UNIFIL to stay, ”the source said. Israeli reservist brigadier Assaf Orion wrote that Hezbollah's “impressive military growth took place despite two obstacles: deep involvement in regional struggles, particularly in the Syrian war, and UNIFIL's mandate. Hezbollah's current arsenal includes an estimated 130,000 missiles and missiles of various ranges and warhead sizes, in addition to assault drones, coastal-sea missiles and surface-to-air missiles. This massive firepower exceeds that of most nation states ”. It is for this very reason that Israel is looking for a way to counter Hezbollah's ability to defeat it and to provide a safe passage for its armed forces to invade Lebanon and occupy part of its land or sea territory. “Hezbollah spends more than twice the annual UNIFIL budget on its members and civilian institutions that support the population. It is therefore ridiculous to consider the amount UNIFIL is spending in Lebanon as the reason for its "accepted" presence. The existence or absence of UNIFIL is irrelevant to the activity of Hezbollah. The presence of UNIFIL depends on how much this presence brings Israel at all and not on the “axis of resistance” and its struggle against the Israeli occupation. In any case, the presence of UNIFIL is not taken into account when Israel declares war on Lebanon. Therefore, these forces are not present to protect the country. Israel believes, however, that it can twist the Lebanese government's arm to change the rules of engagement and corner Hezbollah since Lebanon is currently experiencing financial difficulties. This will not happen because Hezbollah is an integral part of Lebanese society and its institutions. It is present in parliament, the cabinet and among the security forces. Therefore, any attempt to target, isolate or remove Hezbollah is doomed to failure ”. Israel is well aware of Hezbollah's military capabilities, and in particular its precision missiles with destructive warheads. Therefore, the possibility of starting a war - even if Hezbollah leaders never exclude this possibility - is null and void as long as Hezbollah is constantly renewing its arsenal. For this reason, Israel needs to look for other ways to interrupt Hezbollah's supply of modern weapons. If Israel and the United States fail to achieve this goal, they try to reach other states / friends to counter Hezbollah by sanctioning the group of society that is part of Hezbollah and protects Hezbollah. This society makes up at least a third of Lebanon, other religious groups, The current attempt to change the mandate and objectives of UN troops in Lebanon is nothing new. Confrontations between the Lebanese people in southern Lebanon and UNIFIL troops took place on various occasions when UN troops attempted to search homes in multiple villages but were forced to withdraw and withdraw. These attempts failed to block Hezbollah or change the way UNIFIL was present. Another attempt to close all illegal border crossings between Lebanon and Syria has been prevented by the United States itself. Last March, a US plane landed at the US Embassy in Beirut and smuggled a Lebanese citizen, Amer al-Fakhoury, without coordination with Lebanese officials, who was accused of to be an Israeli collaborator, illegally from the country. The United States revealed how little they care about Lebanese sovereignty and how they can smuggle people out of Lebanon in broad daylight regardless of the host country. But even the blatant smuggling of al-Fakhoury out of the country by the United States cannot be compared to the road that Hezbollah has set up between Syria and Lebanon to introduce its most modern weapons. The Lebanese government recognized Hezbollah's role in defending the country in its ministerial plan and document, which was submitted to and approved by Parliament. Lebanon - due to the pressure from the United States, which prevented it from launching suitable missiles to stop Israel's continual violation of its sovereignty - relies on Hezbollah's military ability to impose rules of operation on Israel to prevent an occupation of Lebanon. Hezbollah has confirmed its ability to send powerful messages to Israel every time Israel tries to change the rules of deterrence. Israel has accepted its humiliation without responding to Hezbollah's retaliation in recent months. Therefore, Tel Aviv tries to find other options to move forward and to accomplish the task that it has failed. All attempts to contain Hezbollah competence to date have been ineffective and there are no signs that further efforts could be successful. To stop Hezbollah, Israel must give up the occupied territories and its expansionist goals. Unfortunately, this is a policy that no Israeli leader could ever imagine because it is an integral part of the Israeli ideology to hold on to the occupied territories and live in a state of war. This firm Israeli policy is in turn the basis for Hezbollah's deterrence policy and its need to be pervasive. https://ejmagnier.com/2020/05/10/die-unifil-dient-israel-also-bleibt-die-abschreckung-der-hisbollah/

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