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On LBC on Monday, former Israel spokesperson Eylon Levy defended Israel ’s actions by saying that after the 2006 Israel i-Hezbollah War the UN was supposed to oversee the dismantlement of the militant group.since 2006 has been to maintain cessation of hostilities, support Lebanese armed forces while Israel withdraws, ensure humanitarian access to civilians and to ensure that its area of operations is to utilised for hostile activities of any kind.
Asked what gives Israel the right to ignore a UN mandate, Levy repeated his claim that the UN has not implemented it. “We don’t want to be in this war, we would much rather the UN dismantle Hezbollah as it was meant to do 18 years ago,” he said.
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