United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon remain in place - despite Israel asking them to move - and provide the only communications link between the countries' militaries, the U.N. peacekeeping chief said on Thursday.

The United Nations peacekeeping chief says U.N. peacekeepers are staying in their positions on Lebanon’s southern border despite Israel’s request to vacate some areas before it launched its ground ope

The displacement of 70,000 Israeli residents from the regions along the country's border with Lebanon is one of the most politically pressing issues facing the country.