Explainer 439: Why can’t UNIFIL keep the peace in Lebanon?

Following attacks by Israeli troops and the discovery of a Hezbollah tunnel close to its base, the UN’s peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, UNIFIL, is under scrutiny. Andrew Mueller explains why this nearly 50-year long deployment has failed to reduce tensions between Israel and Lebanon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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