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The UN peacekeeping force deploying in south Lebanon. (Reuters) Last update - 16:51 29/04/2008 UNIFIL denies Israeli charges it ignores Hezbollah activity By The Associated Press and Haaretz Service Tags: Israel, UNIFIL, Lebanon  The UN peacekeeping force in south Lebanon is denying Israeli charges that it has been ignoring Hezbollah guerrilla activity in the area of the Israeli border. Senior sources in Jerusalem on Sunday accused UNIFIL of intentionally concealing information about Hezbollah activities south of the Litani River in Lebanon to avoid conflict with the group. In the last six months there have been at least four cases in which UNIFIL soldiers identified armed Hezbollah operatives, but did nothing and did not submit full reports on the incidents to the UN Security Council. In one incident, Israeli officials charge that the UNIFIL force stopped a truck filled with weapons but did not filed a full report. Advertisement UNIFIL spokeswoman Yasmina Bouziane released a statement late Monday saying, "These reports inaccurately represent the way in which UNIFIL operates and repeat the factual inaccuracies in disregard of our public statement that gave a full account of the incident." The Israel Defense Forces and the Foreign Ministry are reportedly very angry about UNIFIL's actions in recent months, especially about the fact that its commander, Major General Claudio Graziano, is said to be leniently interpreting his mission, as assigned by Security Council Resolution 1701, passed at the end of the Second Lebanon War. Senior IDF officials said recently behind closed doors that Graziano is "presenting half-truths so as to avoid embarrassment and conflict with Hezbollah," and that Resolution 1701 has been increasingly eroded in recent months. The UN beefed up the peacekeeping force after a 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah in 2006. Related articles: Israel: UNIFIL hiding info about Hezbollah from Security Council UNIFIL finds Hezbollah arms; gunmen scatter peacekeepers Bookmark to del.icio.us   Deterring Tehran Bush: Disclosure of IAF strike on Syria sends a message to Iran. A lesser evil In Haaretz issue from 1932, Hitler makes a better impression than expected.   1.   Graziano won`t be an entry in the thinnest book ever, 16:32  |  Pervert 29/04/08   2.   Good morning, Berlisconi.. 16:47  |  BenLolo 29/04/08   3.   What????? 16:52  |  Moshe 29/04/08   4.   UNIFIL MUST IGNORE ISRAEL 16:58  |  indrajaya 29/04/08   5.   No surprise here 17:06  |  utagawa 29/04/08   6.   UN 17:07  |  Dany 29/04/08   7.   Unifil used to share utility bills with Hezbollah 17:22  |  Denise Thompson 29/04/08   8.   Moshe #3 and Lakshmi #4 17:52  |  Elihu 29/04/08   9.   Israel Being Hypocritical - It Ignored Hezbollah for Years 18:23  |  Tod Zuckerman 29/04/08   10.   Apology 18:56  |  Elihu 29/04/08   11.   UNIFIL,DENIES 18:57  |  STEFANO DE SANTIS 29/04/08   12.   UNIFIL Soldiers Don`t Want Even Their Hair To Get Messed Up 18:59  |  Lavi 29/04/08   13.   SHORT LETTER TO PERVERT 19:01  |  STEFANO DE SANTIS 29/04/08   14.   UNIFIL is a Belligerant Party in Conflict 19:02  |  Straight Talk 29/04/08   15.   The Uno should not be trusted 19:06  |  Jean Van Daem 29/04/08   16.   UNIFIL is not ignoring Hezbollah 19:56  |  natan 29/04/08   17.   Israel`s Fault 20:32  |  barry 29/04/08   18.   UNIFIL is ignoring IAF activity 20:48  |  Natallie Durson 29/04/08   19.   #11 Stefano De Santis 20:52  |  Franco 29/04/08   20.   UN 21:08  |  David 29/04/08   21.   Fits the cosmic logic! 21:35  |  Paul 29/04/08   22.   UNIFIL is peace keeping force, and peace is period 21:41  |  Sceptic 29/04/08   23.   LIVNI, GO HOME! TOLD YOU NOT ENTRUST ISRAEL`S SECURITY TO GOYIM)) 21:41  |  VOICE of MOSHIACH))) 29/04/08   24.   RETAKE LEBANON, DON`T TRUST UNIFIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)))))))))))))) 21:43  |  VOICE of MOSHIACH))) 29/04/08   25.   Ignoring Who? 22:07  |  H 29/04/08   26.   They`re Probably Arming Hez, as in DR Congo! 22:26  |  Who Can Trust the UN 29/04/08   27.   nuifil is not ignoring hisboliar, they are helping 23:09  |  Adrian de Klerk 29/04/08   28.   UNIFIL Soldiers probably making tons of cash 01:10  |  Joe Frazier 30/04/08   29.   MOSHIACH I agree , but can Israel do it ? 01:45  |  BamBoo 30/04/08   30.   #7 Denise 02:03  |  Space 30/04/08

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