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Guterres says UNIFIL found 100 Hezbollah ‘weapons caches’ in south Lebanon since ceasefire began
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says peacekeepers have discovered more than “100 weapons caches” belonging to Hezbollah and its allies in south Lebanon since a ceasefire between the terror group and Israel.
UN peacekeepers “uncovered over 100 weapons caches belonging to Hezbollah or other armed groups since 27 November,” he says, 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.
Under the truce agreement signed by Israel and Hezbollah on November 27, the IDF is required to cede all of its positions in southern Lebanon to the Lebanese army within 60 days. At the same time, Hezbollah is required to retreat north of the Litani River, some 30 kilometers (18 miles) from the border with Israel.
The Times of Israel Community.