Gallant says UN not fulfilling obligations in preventing Hezbollah attacks

The United Nations is shirking its responsibility in preventing rocket attacks into Israel by Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says.

Gallant says in a statement on the X social-media platform in a response to comments from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that Hezbollah has taken “Lebanon hostage.”

“The UN is neither acknowledging their actions, nor fulfilling its fundamental obligation – preventing Hezbollah attacks and demanding the implementation of resolution 1701,” he said of the resolution that requires Hezbollah to disarm and withdraw north of the Litani River.

Guterres earlier said, “Lebanon is at the brink. The people of Lebanon – the people of Israel – and the people of the world – cannot afford Lebanon to become another Gaza.”

Mr. Secretary General @antonioguterres, the nightmare you speak of, is in fact reality. The reality is that Hezbollah has taken Lebanon hostage, and the UN is neither acknowledging their actions, nor fulfilling its fundamental obligation – preventing Hezbollah attacks and… https://t.co/wbQ8XrXK3W

— יואב גלנט – Yoav Gallant (@yoavgallant) September 24, 2024