When the 2006 war ended and the Security Council enhanced UNIFIL’s mandate with resolution 1701, there was a clear need for a bridge between Lebanon and Israel, since they do not talk to each other directly. On 11 December of that year, in a Tripartite meeting, a Liaison and Coordination Arrangement was agreed by UNIFIL, the Lebanese Armed Forces and the Israel Defense Forces. Since then, UNIFIL has acted as a mediator between the two sides, and UNIFIL’s Liaison Branch became part of this mechanism. Lieutenant General Aroldo Lázaro, UNIFIL’s Head of Mission and Force Commander, acts as an interlocutor himself and guides the mission’s overall liaison efforts.