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UN Interim Force in Lebanon: Hezbollah

Commons · Question 9696 · Tabled 17 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 22 Oct 2024

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Asked by Gregory Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his UN counterparts on allegations that United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) officials were aware of Hezbollah activity in close

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 22 Oct 2024

The Government supports the essential role played by UNIFIL in southern Lebanon and recognises that the mission is working in difficult circumstances. In a call on 16 October with the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, the Foreign Secretary discussed ...