UN Peacekeepers Confirm Third Cross-border Tunnel Infiltrating Israel Was Built by Hezbollah
The United Nations' Interim Force in Lebanon says the tunnel, which Israel destroyed, violates cease-fire and calls on Lebanon to carry out follow-up actions
UN peacekeepers in Lebanon have confirmed the existence of a third cross-border tunnel, out of six the Israeli military said it discovered in the area last year.
The force known as UNIFIL says the tunnels violate a cease-fire resolution that ended a devastating war between Israel and Hezbollah in 2006.
>> Read more: Hezbollah caught between desire to strengthen Iran and need to reinforce its domestic power | Analysis
It said Thursday peacekeepers completed a technical inspection and confirmed the third tunnel. Earlier, UNIFIL had confirmed two other tunnels.
Israel says the frontier tunnels are a tactic used by Hezbollah in previous wars and has called on the international community to impose new sanctions on the Lebanese militant group.
UNIFIL says it informed Lebanese authorities about the violation and requested follow-up actions.
Israel in January wrapped up its operation to destroy the part of the tunnels stretching into Israel.
Comments
ICYMI
A Women's Rights Lawyer Felt She Didn't Belong in Israel. So She Moved to Morocco
'It Was Real Shock to Move From a Little Muslim Village, to a Big Open World'
'There Are Similarities Between the Hasidic Community and Pornography’
‘RRR’: If Cocaine Were a Movie, It Would Look Like This
Yair Lapid's Journey: From Late-night Host to Israel's Prime Minister
