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UNIFIL reports ordinance clearance and regular patrols in southern Lebanon since November ceasefire
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UNIFIL said it removed more than 90 unexploded devices in southern Lebanon and conducts daily vehicle patrols along the Blue Line to support Lebanese Armed Forces redeployment.
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) reported it has carried out some 34 clearance operations since the cessation of hostilities on Nov. 27, removing more than 90 unexploded ordnance and improvised explosive devices in South Lebanon.
In a briefing relayed by the U.N. spokesperson, UNIFIL said the operations have helped make roads accessible for patrols, logistics and humanitarian missions while supporting Lebanese Armed Forces redeployment. Since April 1, UNIFIL has averaged seven vehicle patrols per day along the Blue Line together with the Lebanese army, the briefing said.
UNIFIL also reported discovering 13 weapons caches since March 24, bringing the total found south of the Litani River to 223 since Nov. 27. The mission said it continues to urge all actors to avoid activities that could jeopardize fragile stability in the area and reiterated calls for full compliance with Security Council resolution 1701.
The U.N. spokesperson said patrols were suspended in late September during renewed hostilities but have resumed in support of the Lebanese Armed Forces' redeployment to roughly 20 positions south of the Litani River.
