Ban wants to Ban Israeli surveillance of Lebanon that uncovered smuggling

UN Secretary Ban notes that Israeli overflights have uncovered arms smuggling to Hezbollah:

 

UNITED NATIONS - Illegal arms traffic into Lebanon across the Syrian border, mainly to Hezbollah fighters, is reported to be taking place on a regular basis, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday.

In a report to the UN Security Council, Ban said news of arms shipments, including "detailed and substantial" reports from Israel, and other nations, showed the need for a team he was sending to propose ways of monitoring of the border.

But rather than banning the arms shipments, Ban has a different solution:

 

Ban also singled out Israel Air Force jets and unmanned aerial overflights and said again he had asked the government to "cease fully" these "violations of Lebanon sovereignty."

With no Israeli overflights, there will be no reports of smuggling. Problem solved, right?

 

Ami Isseroff

Cross posted: Israel News   Middle East Analysis