News agencies reported on April 17, from New York that the UN Security Council called for disarming the Hezbollah and other armed militias in Lebanon.

The Associated Press reported: The U.N. Security Council called Tuesday for the disarming of Hezbollah and other militias in Lebanon along with greater progress toward a cease-fire and a solution to the conflict between Lebanon and Israel.

A statement adopted by consensus by the 15-member council reiterates its commitment ’’to the full implementation of all provisions of Resolution 1701’’ which ended the 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah in August 2006.

That resolution reiterates a call for the disarming of all militias and bans arms transfers to them. It calls on the government to secure its borders and entry points ’’to prevent the entry into Lebanon without its consent of arms or related materiel.’’

The statement noted the progress and concerns expressed by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in his latest report on the issue. Ban highlighted in March that Israel says Hezbollah is rearming and has an arsenal that includes 10,000 long-range rockets and 20,000 short-range rockets in southern Lebanon.

In a report in late October, Ban drew attention to alleged breaches of the arms embargo and the transfer of sophisticated weapons from Iran and Syria — both strong backers of Hezbollah — across the Lebanon-Syria border.