UNSC Resolution 1701

News: Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a ceasefire. The ceasefire proposal draws on the provisions of Resolution 1701 passed by the UN Security Council (UNSC) in 2006.

About UNSC Resolution 1701

1. Passed on August 11, 2006, UNSC Resolution 1701 aims to end hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel.

2. It calls for the creation of a buffer zone and the establishment of a permanent ceasefire.

3. The resolution meant to complete the withdrawal of Israeli forces in 2000 from southern Lebanon along the ‘Blue Line’ and the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights.

4. It stipulates that the only armed groups in the area south of Lebanon’s Litani River should be the Lebanese army and UN peacekeeping forces (UN Interim Force in Lebanon – UNIFIL).

5. The Blue Line, set by the UN in 2000 after Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon, now acts as a de facto border between the two countries.

6. The full implementation of the Taif Accords and resolutions 1559 (2004) and 1680 (2006). It requires disarming all groups in Lebanon, leaving only the Lebanese State with weapons and authority.

7. No foreign forces or supply of arms without the consent of the government.