The head of the UN peacekeepers in Lebanon says his force has no evidence that weapons are being illegally transferred to the country’s south, pushing back against US and Israeli criticism of the mission.
The UN Security Council is expected to renew the mandate of the force, known as UNIFIL, which is due to expire Aug. 31.
US and Israeli officials have called for improvements in its efforts to prevent Hezbollah expanding its arsenal following the 2006 war between Israel and the Lebanon-based terrorist group.
Maj. Gen. Michael Beary says the 10,500-strong force has successfully maintained the peace for more than a decade.
“We should not be looking to upset that,” he tells The Associated Press aboard the UNIAO, the Brazilian flagship for the UNIFIL maritime force.
— with AP
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