UNIFIL to save the day. Yeah, that'll happen.

So the UN has passed a resolution today, calling for the Israeli withdrawl to happen in coordination with the Lebanese Army moving in, aided by UNIFL, augmented to 15,000 soldiers, under an extended mandate.

Wikipedia entry on UNIFIL:

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, or UNIFIL, was created by the United Nations, with the adoption of Security Council Resolution 425 and 426 on 19 March 1978, to confirm Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, restore the international peace and security, and help the Lebanese Government restore its effective authority in the area.[1] The first UNIFIL troops arrived in the area on 23 March 1978; these troops were reassigned from other UN peacekeeping operations in the area (namely UNEF and UNDOF).[1]

They've been doing a wonderful job of restoring the peace and enabling the Lebanese government from to restore authority in the area.

But, sounds like not all members of UNIFIL were so enamored with the role. Remember the UNIFIL base that was hit by the IAF, killing 4 observers? 1 week prior to the bombing, one of the observers (Canadian Maj. Hess-von Kruedener) sent an email to a former collegue, lamenting about the way Hezbollah has been launch missles from right next to their post, and then hiding behind it. Remarkably, he comments on the Israeli restraint, "The closest artillery has landed within 2 meters (sic) of our position and the closest 1000 lb aerial bomb has landed 100 meters (sic) from our patrol base. This has not been deliberate targeting, but rather due to tactical necessity." (Summary here)