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Source: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/767470.html
IDF Withdrawal from Lebanon Stalled Until UNIFIL Role Clarified
[Ha'aretz] Amos Harel - Israel's interpretation of Security Council Resolution 1701, which brought about the cease-fire, expects that both UNIFIL and the Lebanese Army will initiate efforts to locate Hizballah arms depots and armed militants and disarm them. In addition, in the IDF view, after the withdrawal, if Israeli soldiers along the border fence feel threatened and the peacekeeping forces do not deal with the situation, the soldiers will be entitled to defend themselves. However, the UN view of UNIFIL is of a police force which is unlikely to disperse Hizballah demonstrations along the fence. Israel is waiting for clarifications from the UN on the creation of a mechanism for dealing with such emergency situations.