The photo, made public for the first time on Monday, shows evidence of the five terrorists crossing from Lebanon to the area of Mount Dov in Israel via the Blue Line.
By LAHAV HARKOV, SARAH CHEMLAIDF-UNIFIL Joint Investigation over Hezbollah terrorist infiltration into israel(photo credit: ISRAEL AT THE UN)
Intelligence material sent to UN Security Council members by Israeli Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan shows the route Hezbollah terrorists took when infiltrating Israel last month.The photo, made public for the first time on Monday, shows evidence of the five terrorists crossing from Lebanon to the area of Mount Dov via the Blue Line, the border between the countries. The IDF thwarted the attack and there were no Israeli casualties.This is contrary to Hezbollah secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah’s claim that the terrorist group's members did not cross into Israel.Erdan said that "Hezbollah's terrorist operations, which violate Security Council resolutions, could lead to disaster and wreak havoc on Lebanon."Regarding the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, the ambassador said that “the role of the UNIFIL force is to prevent these operations and to prevent Hezbollah from turning southern Lebanon into its own terrorist base,” he said. “If UNIFIL is unable to fulfill this mission, then its existence should be in doubt."Erdan's letter came as the Security Council is discussing the extension of UNIFIL's mandate, which expires at the end of this month.Israel and the US have been working together to modify the mandate to make it more effective, including broadening the force's access and oversight capabilities in areas where Hezbollah operates.Since the 2006 Second Lebanon War, UNIFIL’s mandate has been to help the Lebanese Armed Forces maintain the Lebanese government's sovereignty in the area.
