Why in the News?
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon temporarily suspended patrols and other activities along parts of the Blue Line in southern Lebanon after the Israeli military indicated it would release a non toxic chemical substance near the frontier.
What is UNIFIL?
- United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon is a UN peacekeeping mission deployed in southern Lebanon
- Established in 1978 by UN Security Council Resolutions 425 and 426
- Mandate expanded after the 2006 Israel Hezbollah conflict under Resolution 1701
What is the Blue Line?
- A UN demarcated line of withdrawal between Israel and Lebanon
- Stretches for about 120 kilometres along southern Lebanon
- Established in 2000 to confirm Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon
- Not an international border but a technical reference line monitored by UNIFIL
| [2017] Mediterranean Sea is a border of which of the following countries?Â
1. Jordan 2. Iraq 3. Lebanon 4. Syria Select the correct answer using the code given below: (a) 1, 2 and 3 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 3 and 4 only (d) 1, 3 and 4 only |
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