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The United Nations has a peacekeeping force in Lebanon in the Hezbollah stronghold south of the Litani River. Asked about a possible redeployment of the force, known as UNIFIL, in light of the recent violence, Haq said it would need to change its U.N ...
May 21, 2012 at 17:41 | Source: YAHOO!
Nasrallah asserted that Israel's goal in the Second Lebanon War was to "crush the resistance" – and not to drive Hezbollah away from southern Lebanon's Litani River or to liberate soldiers captured by the organization, as the Jewish state claimed.
May 11, 2012 at 21:28 | Source: YNET News
The UN has a peacekeeping force in Lebanon in the Hizbollah stronghold south of the Litani River. Asked about a possible redeployment of the force, known as UNIFIL, in light of the recent violence, Haq said it would need to change its UN Security Council ...
May 22, 2012 at 04:26 | Source: MENAFN
As you are aware, the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is for southern Lebanon, specifically south of the Litani River, and any redeployments north of the Litani River would require approval of a different mandate by the Security Council. 
May 21, 2012 at 20:55 | Source: UN News Centre
The paper reported that this year’s Nakba Day – when Palestinians and other Arabs mourn Israel’s creation in 1948 – will be limited to communities north of the Litani River in a bid to avoid a repeat of last year’s bloodshed. Commemorative ...
May 14, 2012 at 23:26 | Source: Jerusalem Post
Israel responded by launching an invasion of southern Lebanon to destroy the PLO bases south of the Litani River. Most PLO fighters withdrew, but Israel was able to secure southern Lebanon until a UN force and the Lebanese army could take over.
May 26, 2012 at 10:04 | Source: Worldnews.com