In the news, the international community is mad at Israel because they accidentally wounded some members of UNIFIL while shooting at Hezbollah in Lebanon. Apparently, the IDF did warn them, asking them to move, but the UNIFIL forces declined to do so. Israel says Hezbollah is hanging out near UNIFIL bases as cover.
So what is UNIFIL? It's the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, ...
a UN peacekeeping mission established on 19 March 1978 by United Nations Security Council Resolutions 425 and 426, and several further resolutions in 2006 .... It is composed of 10,000 peacekeepers from 46 nations, tasked with helping the Lebanese Army keep the south of the country protected from "unauthorized armed personnel, such as Hezbollah" ...
Post 2006, UNIFIL was deployed throughout Southern Lebanon, south of the Litani River, and primarily along the United Nations-drawn Blue Line, the border between Israel and Lebanon. Since then, the force's activities have centered around monitoring military activity between Hezbollah and the Israeli Defense Forces with the aim of reducing tensions and allaying tension along the border. UNIFIL has played an important role in clearing landmines, assisting displaced persons and providing humanitarian assistance to civilians in the underdeveloped region of Southern Lebanon ...
The Wikipedia article on this subject is quite detailed, including about the UNIFIL/Israel/Hezbollah problems, and worth a read.
I don't know much about UNIFIL, except it seems that it has utterly failed in its mandate to de-militarize Hezbollah and keep them north of the Litani River (the Blue Line).
More: UN says some peacekeepers moving as Israel blasted over fire on UNIFIL posts
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