Kan reports that after the establishment of the Hezbollah encampment on Mount Dov was revealed about two weeks ago, Israel held a briefing for several countries on the subject. According to the review provided, Israel did not ask those countries to help by diplomatic means to resolve the issue. The briefing was intended to convey the message that it is aware of what is happening in its territory, and perhaps even cause those countries to voluntarily convey messages to bring about a solution to the incident through political means. The only body to which Israel actively turned to resolve the issue was the United Nations and the UNIFIL force acting on its behalf. Related articles: 'Hezbollah has to be disarmed' 3 suspected members of Hezbollah terror cell arrested Lebanon must act against terror groups within its borders Eliminated Hezbollah terrorist was assisting Hamas Former IDF Chief of Staff and National Unity MK Gadi Eizenkot commented: "It sounds like a joke at our expense. The matter comes during a sensitive time on several fronts. Formulating an overall strategy for the Palestinian arena is, in my view, a necessary thing, along with the need to look at the entire region, and the connection between the different fronts and the Iranian threat is the violation of sovereignty on Mount Dov." "I think this is a very bad development. Crossing the Blue Line is a violation of our sovereignty. The kidnapping in 2006 was carried out in a similar way - Hezbollah violated our sovereignty then operated in a secret manner south of the Blue Line, from our territory. The kidnapping of Goldwasser (an IDF soldier abducted by Hezbollah) was carried out from the territory of the State of Israel. The lesson was to enforce sovereignty to the last meter - anyone who crossed the Blue Line should have been stopped immediately," he added. In a discussion held last week in the Foreign Affairs and Security Committee of the Knesset, it was revealed that a Hezbollah force invaded the sovereign territory of the State of Israel in the Mount Dov region, and established an armed military position there. The IDF spotted the activity as it was happening, but did not want to publish the story so as not to create tensions that would force an armed confrontation. Israel sees the event as a provocation by Hezbollah, and is trying to resolve the incident through political channels through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
