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| 02/07/2008 Israel's claims that the Hezbollah is rearming and building new military infrastructure in the areas north and south of the Litani River have been found to be unsubstantiated, a United Nations report says.
The report, complied by the UN commission tasked with monitoring the implementation of UN Resolution 1701, did state that for the first time in the last few years, the UN forces inspecting the area were interrupted by gunmen.
The report made no mention of Hezbollah’s systematic disruptions to the routine operation of UNIFIL forces present in Southern Lebanon.
Sources in UN headquarters said Tuesday that the members of the UN Security Council were aware of the real situation on the ground, but noted that the Security Council has to act in line with the reports submitted to it.
The UNIFIL forces stationed in Lebanon, under the command of Italy's Major-General Claudio Graziano, have yet to report any Hezbollah efforts to arm itself, thus preventing the UN Security Council from taking any action.
Moreover, several Security Council members are also part of the UNIFIL force currently deployed in Lebanon – and therefore are unable to rate their performance on the ground. | 
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