• un security council resolution 1701, resolution adopted by the security council on august 11th 2006 that called for the immediate cessation of hostilities between israel and the hizbullah (called for hizbollah to immediately stop all attacks and for israel to cease "all offensive military operations.") followed by the deployment of lebanese troops and an increased united nations peacekeeping forces to be present across south lebanon and also calling for the withdrawal of all israeli forces from this region
