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September 27, 2006       Share:    

Source: http://www.jpost.com/

IDF, UNIFIL Talks Break Down

[Jerusalem Post] Yaakov Katz and Michal Lando - Talks between IDF officers, representatives of the Lebanese Armed Forces, and UNIFIL broke down Tuesday, threatening to delay a complete Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon. A source in Northern Command said the IDF would stay in Lebanon until UNIFIL "took its job seriously." IDF officers took issue with an interview by UNIFIL commander Maj.-Gen. Alain Pellegrini who said the peacekeeping force would not actively engage Hizballah guerrillas even if they were in the midst of an attack against Israel. The officers said Pellegrini's comments were in direct contradiction to previous understandings and interpretations of UN Resolution 1701.

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