A Call for a Permanent Ceasefire
UN Security Council Resolution 1701
On August 11, the United Nations Security Council released astatement announcing the adoption of Resolution 1701, calling for a permanentceasefire between Israeland Hizbollah, based on the creation of a buffer zone free of armed personnelother than UN and Lebanese forces. The statement read, in part: Expressing utmost concern at thespiraling deadly violence and destruction in Lebanon, the Security Counciltoday called for a full cessation of hostilities in the month-long war betweenIsrael and Hizbollah, mapping out a formula for the phased withdrawal of theIsrael Defense Forces from southern Lebanon, while up to 15,000 United Nationspeacekeepers help Lebanese troops take control…
