UN General: Hizbullah not re-arming in South Lebnaon

Source: UPI, 15-6-2007
Tel Aviv - The commander of a U.N. peacekeeping mission in Lebanon said the guerrilla group Hizbullah hasn`t regrouped in the southern part of Lebanon.
Maj. Gen. Claudio Graziano, an officer in the Italian army commanding the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon, denied that Hizbullah is reaching its previous strength level and said the group is nearly nonexistent south of the Litani River, the Jerusalem Post reported Friday.
Graziano`s comments contradict statements made by "Israeli" Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz, who said the militant group had returned to its strength level prior to last year`s war.
Graziano said while visiting Tel Aviv to meet with "Israeli" military officers that members of UNIFIL are committed to their mission.
"Our job is to defend peace and it is a value-based job for soldiers," he said. "There are people who will offer their lives for higher values like peace, security and stability."