Israel Says Iran-Backed Militia Is Setting Up Illegal Outposts
- Hezbollah structures are said to violate UN Security Council
- UN patrol force acknowledges that it can’t inspect sites
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Israel says Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed militia in southern Lebanon, has set up more than two dozen military outposts along the countries’ border in violation of international agreements, a development it says increases the risk of confrontation.
Under a United Nations Security Council resolution following the 2006 Israel-Lebanon war, armed fighters from Hezbollah are not permitted to enter the border area. Troops from the UN Interim Force in Lebanon — or UNIFIL — are stationed there to make sure both sides keep to the rules.