Niin siis YK-joukothan eivät saa tuon 1701 päätöslauselman perusteella tehdä juuri muuta kuin tarkkailla ja raportoida valvomansa alueen tapahtumista:
What will be the impact of UNIFIL’s presence along the UN-demarcated de-facto border between Lebanon and Israel, known as the Blue Line, over the coming years?
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”Under the framework of UNSC resolution 1701, UNIFIL’s main tasks include monitoring compliance with the provisions of the ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, supporting the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in its incremental deployment in southern Lebanon, and providing humanitarian support for civilians.
Limited impact
The extension of UNIFIL’s mandate will not impact the nature of Hizbullah and Israel’s current or future tit-for-tat exchanges of fire. Since 2006, both Israel and Hizbullah have violated the terms of UNSC resolution 1701 and neither party has been held accountable.
Over the past two decades, UNIFIL and the Office of the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL) have compiled 55 reports for the UN secretary general documenting violations of resolution 1701, including cross-border rocket fire by Hizbullah and Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon.
However, UNIFIL’s mandate falls under Chapter VI of the UN Charter, which largely restricts its use of force to self-defence. This means that UNIFIL cannot effectively enforce the provisions of resolution 1701, such as confronting the presence of armed groups, by using military force. Since 2006, some Western countries – primarily the US and Israel – motivated by concerns over Hizbullah’s growing influence and presence along the Blue Line, have lobbied to change UNIFIL mandate to Chapter VII. This change would allow the peacekeeping force to use military force to confront violations of 1701.
If the mandate remains under Chapter VI, UNIFIL’s effectiveness and impact will remain largely limited to monitoring and reporting violations, and occasionally acting as a quasi-mediator for de-escalating tensions between Lebanon and Israel.”