Sentence examples for and unifil from inspiring English sources
The government said in a statement that the new arrangement still had to be completed in coordination with the United Nations and Unifil, its peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, and that the details would be completed "as soon as possible".
The Lebanese Army commander, Gen. Jean Kahwaji, said on Wednesday that Israeli troops had entered a disputed area along the Blue Line despite objections from the Lebanese Army and Unifil.
Finally, he called for sanctions on the Iranian Republican Guard Corps (IRGC), trilateral meetings with the Lebanese and UNIFIL to deter Hizballah, and bolstering UNIFIL by extending Gen. Graziano's tour for an additional six months.
When we got there, Irish commander and UNIFIL commander Ghanaian General Emmanuel Erskine were waiting for us.
They could now in theory complete their mandate; but the Israelis must first give formal notification of their departure, and lumbering UNIFIL patrols must check the pull-out.
Prime Minister Saad Hariri of Lebanon "denounced the Israeli violations of the Lebanese sovereignty" in a statement, and urged "the Unifil, the U.N. and the international community to assume their responsibilities and put pressure on Israel to put an end to its aggression and its violations".
IDI noted that since 2006, Hizballah has increased its quantity of sophisticated arms with improved range and accuracy -- these arms were acquired via Syria and Iran despite the presence of UNIFIL and Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF).
France currently leads Unifil and 200 of its existing troops are French.
Israel is negotiating with Unifil and says it is ready to see the peacekeeping forces replace its troops in northern Ghajar.
The latest resolution, passed on July 27, also looks forward to phasing out Unifil and replacing it with a presumably smaller group of observers.
That will present a tangled problem for the reinforcements to the UN monitoring force (Unifil) and Lebanese government troops who are supposed to take control of the border region.
