Israel has asked the United Nations to take action against Hizbullah after the party's secretary-general, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, said that his group was behind a blast that targeted Israeli troops last month.The chances that the UN will issue a statement condemning Hezbollah is close to zero.
Israel's U.N. Ambassador Ron Prosor said in a letter to U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and the Security Council that Nasrallah’s admission is further evidence that Hizbullah continues to operate south of the Litani River in violation of Resolution 1701 that ended the 2006 war between the two sides.
"Yes, the explosion in the Shebaa Farms that Hizbullah has not claimed until now was the work of the resistance, which means the work of Hizbullah," Nasrallah told As Safir daily earlier this week.
"This was not the reply, but this was part of the reply," Nasrallah said.
UNIFIL's mandate in South Lebanon includes to ensure Hezbollah has no weapons between the Litani River and the Blue Line. They have done nothing of the sort.But they still congratulate themselves, as Officer-in-Charge of UNIFIL, Mr. Karen Tchalian said last month at a celebration marking 36 years of them being in the area:
Today, more than ever, UNIFIL is recognized as a force for the stability of the entire region. In spite of so much surrounding conflict, instability and uncertainty, the situation in our area of operations has remained calm. Thanks to the great work of our military and civilian personnel and the effective cooperation with the LAF, we have so far been successful in maintaining the cessation of hostilities between the parties and promoting respect for the Blue Line.
The mandate to keep Hezbollah out of southern Lebanon is ignored, tens of thousands of rockets aimed at Israel have been smuggled in the area, Hezbollah attacks Israeli troops - and UNIFIL is bragging about how wonderful a job it is doing.