LEBANON - Why UN Peacekeepers in Lebanon?
Hezbollah is designated as a terrorist organization by several countries, including the US and Germany, while the EU classifies only its armed wing as a terrorist group.
The UN peacekeeping forces are deployed across 50 bases throughout 1,060 square kilometers (about 410 square miles) that cover the area between the internationally-recognized border between Lebanon and Israel and Lebanon’s Litani River, some 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) north of the border.
In 1978, the UN Security Council installed UNIFIL to oversee the withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon, to restore peace and security and assist the Lebanese government in regaining authority in the area.
Since then, the mandate has been renewed on an annual basis by the Security Council.
In June 2000, UNIFIL’s mandate was expanded. The United Nations established the Blue Line, a buffer zone between Lebanon and Israel, and put it under the control of UNIFIL.
UNIFIL’s mission was further extended in 2006. An inconclusive war between Israel and Hezbollah ended when both sides agreed on the Security Council Resolution 1701.
Resolution 1701 called for disarming all armed groups near the border, including Hezbollah, deploying the Lebanese army in Lebanon’s south as well as specifying that only the Lebanese military, and not the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia, were to possess arms in Lebanon.
-www.dw.com, 11 October 2024
Arno's Commentary
Interestingly, they are called “peacekeepers.” Quite apparently, they are not doing their job. In their eyes, sending rockets, missiles, armed drones, etc. toward Israeli population centers does not count as violence. Instead of publicly and emphatically condemning the terrorist organization Hezbollah, the UN is desperately seeking ways to accuse Israel.
We understand and analyze these things from Biblical perspectives. We are reminded of Ezekiel 35:15: “As thou didst rejoice at the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so will I do unto thee: thou shalt be desolate, O mount Seir, and all Idumea, even all of it: and they shall know that I am the LORD.”
Arno Froese is the executive director of Midnight Call Ministries and editor-in-chief of the acclaimed prophetic magazines Midnight Call and News From Israel. He has authored a number of well-received books, and has sponsored many prophecy conferences in the U.S., Canada, and Israel. His extensive travels have contributed to his keen insight into Bible prophecy, as he sees it from an international perspective.
