Why Is The UN In Israel? And What Do Its Missions Do?

The United Nations (UN) maintains and funds a variety of peacekeeping missions with on-the-ground presences in Israel. As anyone who has visited Israel knows, seeing the distinctive looking UN labelled jeeps is a familiar sight. Why is the UN here and what do the various similar-sounding missions all do? Here's an explainer.

Intro - 00:00
UNTSO - 00:20
UNDOF - 01:15
Quneitra crossing - 01:36
UNDOF zone - 01:55
Golan Heights - 02:30
UNDOF size - 02:35
UNIFIL - 02:43
Blue line marking - 03:13
UNIFIL size - 03:30
Hizbullah tunnels - 03:51
Operation Northern Shield - 04:05
UNRWA - 04:25
TIPH - 04:50
Hebron H1 and H2 - 05:10
Israel closedown of TIPH - 05:27
UNSCO - 05:30
UNSCO mandate - 05:58
OHCHR - 06:14

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By: Daniel Rosehill

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