United Nations Security Council resolution 1496, adopted unanimously on 31 July 2003, after recalling previous resolutions on

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

and

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, including resolutions

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(1978),

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(1978) and

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(2003), the council extended the mandate of the

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(UNIFIL) for a further six months until 31 January 2004. The Security Council recalled the Secretary-General

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's conclusion that Israel had withdrawn its forces from Lebanon as of 16 June 2000, in accordance with Resolution 425. It emphasised the temporary nature of the UNIFIL operation and noted that it had completed two out of three parts of its

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. The

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welcomed steps taken to restore its authority in

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through the deployment of Lebanese forces. The parties were urged to ensure UNIFIL's full

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and to ensure its safety. Both Israel and Lebanon were called upon to fulfill commitments to respect the withdrawal line identified by the United Nations and all air, sea and land violations of the line were condemned in addition to drawing the concern of the council. The resolution supported efforts by UNIFIL to monitor violations of the withdrawal line and efforts in

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, encouraging the need for maps to be provided of the location of

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s. The Secretary-General was requested to continue consultations with the Lebanese government and troop-contributing countries concerning the implementation of the current resolution. It further directed him to report on the activities of UNIFIL and on tasks conducted by the

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(UNTSO). Finally, the resolution concluded by stressing the importance of a just and lasting peace in the Middle East based on relevant Security Council resolutions including

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(1967) and

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(1973).

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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
{{UNSCR 2003 1496 1496 1496 Hezbollah–Israel conflict 2003 in Israel 2003 in Lebanon July 2003 events

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