Blue Line

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The Blue Line is the United Nations-demarcated boundary used to confirm Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon and to monitor tensions between the two countries.

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Blue Line canonical 6

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations demarcation line
international boundary line
abbreviation UNIFIL monitoring line
associatedWith Hezbollah–Israel tensions
South Lebanon security situation
countryBorderBetween Israel
Lebanon
demarcatedBy United Nations
demarcationPurpose to confirm Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon
to monitor tensions between Israel and Lebanon
disclaimerByUN does not prejudice future border agreements between Israel and Lebanon
enforcementMechanism UN peacekeeping presence rather than border police
establishedBy United Nations Security Council
followsBorderOf Lebanese Republic
linked to: Lebanon

State of Israel
linked to: Israel
function ceasefire monitoring line
technical border demarcation
geopoliticalSignificance high
governingBody United Nations Security Council
hasLanguageVariant הקו הכחול
خط الهدنة الأزرق
hasMapRepresentation UN cartographic maps of Israel–Lebanon boundary
hasType armistice line
monitoring line
isSubjectOf international law discussions on borders and armistice lines
legalBasis United Nations Security Council resolutions on Israel–Lebanon
locatedInRegion Middle East
locatedInSubregion Levant
linked to: Levant region
maintainedBy United Nations cartographic services
monitoredBy United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
notOfficialInternationalBorder true
oversightBy United Nations Department of Peace Operations
relatedTo Israeli security barrier segments near Lebanon
Lebanon–Israel border
relatedToConflict Arab–Israeli conflict
Israeli–Lebanese conflict
securityRole reference line for UNIFIL patrols
separates Israeli-controlled territory
Lebanese-controlled territory
status disputed in some segments
subjectOf UN Security Council reports on Lebanon
border demarcation disputes
timePeriod post-2000 Israel withdrawal from South Lebanon
usedFor monitoring of cross-border incidents
reference in UN peacekeeping operations
verification of Israeli military withdrawal from Lebanon

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