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00:00It is a text that Israel often refers to.
00:04They say it is a defense against war.
00:06The United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 is frequently mentioned.
00:13Southern Lebanon, who was supposed to be secure by 1701, the resolution, it was supposed to
00:20be secure, but it's not.
00:22This attack was a direct result of the failure of UNIFIL and the Lebanese government to implement
00:29Resolution 1701.
00:31But what exactly is Resolution 1701?
00:35It was unanimously adopted on August 11, 2006, to put an end to the war between Israel and
00:40Lebanon.
00:41It contains a few key points.
00:44A full cessation of hostilities, the withdrawal of Israeli forces, their replacement by soldiers
00:50of UNIFIL or the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, the deployment of no other armed
00:55forces besides Lebanese and UNIFIL soldiers in southern Lebanon, and the respective buffer
01:01zones between the Litani River and northern Israel.
01:05But in reality, the resolution was not fully implemented or respected.
01:09Hezbollah has increased its capacities in southern Lebanon.
01:12Its special ops unit, the Radawan forces, deployed along and south of the Blue Line,
01:17where the demarcation area monitored by UNIFIL.
01:21As for Israel, it withdrew its troops from Lebanon after the signing.
01:25But the Israeli military has violated Lebanese airspace thousands of times, as it did on
01:31September 19, during the speech by the leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah.
01:36Both today and for years, the EU has been calling for the resolution to be truly implemented.
01:42My God, almost 20 years ago, almost 20 years ago, I am still asking for the implementation
01:49of this resolution.
01:52Do you understand why the Secretary General of the United Nations has said this day that
01:57the Security Council is losing legitimacy?
02:00The United Nations admits that beyond repeated calls for peace, its hands are tied in truly
02:06enforcing Resolution 1701.