The UN spokesman says the UN chief welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon and hopes it can end the violence and suffering of people in both countries.
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Israel and Hezbollah to swiftly implement all commitments under the agreement and take immediate steps toward fully implementing the 2006 UN Security Council resolution, spokesman Stephane Dujarric said late Tuesday. , which ended the previous Israel-Hezbollah war.
Resolution 1701 calls for the deployment of Lebanese forces throughout the south, which borders Israel and is now primarily controlled by Hezbollah, and it calls for the disarmament of all armed groups, including Hezbollah. Nothing like this has happened in the last 17 years.
Dujarric said UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert and the UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon “both stand ready to support the implementation of this agreement, in line with their respective mandates.”