The BBC had rare access to a French troop operation, part of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Lebanon known as Unifil, while they were looking for positions that were used by the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah to carry out attacks against Israel.
As part of a ceasefire reached in November which ended at 13 months of conflict, Hezbollah agreed to remove its combatants and weapons from southern Lebanon.
Under the agreement, the Lebanese army would deploy thousands of soldiers in the region, while Israel would withdraw troops that had invaded the country during the war.
According to Kandice Ardial, deputy spokesperson for Unifil, the main violations of the agreement are “from the Israeli party”.
She mentioned frequent Israeli air strikes, constant infiltration of Lebanese airspace by Israeli drones and fighter planes, as well as the presence of Israeli soldiers in five points in Lebanon.
Israel says that he attacks Hezbollah members and posts, and that the presence of his soldiers is to guarantee the security of the Israeli northern communities.
The Lebanese government says it is a violation of the agreement and a violation of the country’s sovereignty, and urged the international community to put pressure on Israel to withdraw its troops from these locations and stop its attacks.
