UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday peacekeepers discovered more than “100 weapons caches” belonging to Hezbollah and its allies in south Lebanon since a ceasefire between the group and Israel.
UN peacekeepers “uncovered over 100 weapons caches belonging to Hezbollah or other armed groups since 27 November,” he said, adding that the “presence of armed personnel, assets and weapons” other than those of the Lebanese army and the UNIFIL peacekeeping force violated a UN Security Council decision that ended a 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war.
Guterres Friday also urged an end to Israel’s “continued occupation” and “military operations” in south Lebanon, after a November ceasefire to end fighting between Israel and militant group Hezbollah.
“The continued occupation by the Israel (military) inside the UNIFIL area operations and the conduct of military operations in Lebanese territory are violations of resolution 1701... They must stop,” he told members of the UN peacekeeping force as he visited them, referring to the UN Security Council decision that ended a 2006 war between both sides.
AFP
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