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00:00Lieutenant Imran briefs his men for a patrol in southeastern Lebanon, an area that sees
00:06Israeli bombardment on an almost daily basis since Hezbollah began firing at Israel almost
00:11a year ago on October 8.
00:14Unlike in other French foreign missions, these soldiers have no adversaries.
00:19These peacekeepers are enforcing the UN Security Council Resolution 1701, adopted at the end
00:24of the 2006 Israeli-Lebanese conflict, which calls for a complete cessation of hostilities.
00:30If we witness something that doesn't comply with this resolution, our role is to pass
00:37on the information to our chain of command, who in turn will pass it on to anyone who
00:42needs to know.
00:45It's an observation mission carried out hand in hand with the Lebanese army and the local
00:49fire department, who were in a position to intervene.
00:55After one and a half hours on patrol, the lieutenant receives an alert.
00:59The security level has just been raised to level two.
01:03These men must get to the nearest base.
01:05In the distance, the sound of bombs and a fire breaks out on the hill opposite.
01:10The team was stuck at the base for almost two hours before setting off again.
01:15That day, at least 12 localities were bombed in southern Lebanon, making it one of the
01:19most violent days since October the 8th.
01:22So is a full-scale war on the horizon.
01:24These forces are preparing for all possible outcomes, according to the colonel of the
01:28French force.
01:30We have been in a critical situation since October 2023.
01:35In this respect, we are preparing to deal with any situation, but above all, and most
01:40importantly, we are maintaining a permanent stance of having a visible and active presence
01:47throughout the zone of operations.
01:49Following this, Hezbollah fired a series of rockets into Israel, which went as far as
01:53the city of Haifa, a first since 2006.
01:57In Lebanon, more than 110,000 people have been displaced by the fighting.