US EditionLebanon tells a UN team the country will need a back-up force once peacekeepers’ term ends
Lebanese officials propose a small observer force to support troops after UNIFIL ends in 2026 amid ongoing border tensions following a 14-month war with Hezbollah.
- On Friday, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam told a visiting U.N. Security Council delegation representing the 15 members that Lebanon will need a follow-up force in southern Lebanon once UNIFIL's term expires by the end of next year.
- Salam said Lebanese troops have intensified efforts along the border after a 14-month Israel–Hezbollah war, and the U.N. reports Israeli strikes on Thursday killed 127 civilians.
- Salam proposed a small, observer-style follow-up force modeled on the Syria–Israel observers, while Israel's air force carried out Thursday airstrikes in south Lebanon with evacuation warnings issued to civilians.
- The U.N. delegation that arrived after visiting Syria gave no immediate response, while UNIFIL, the multinational U.N. force, monitored the region's security during last year's Israel–Hezbollah war.
- Lebanon appointed Simon Karam to head the ceasefire-monitoring committee, while Naim Kassem said Friday the move was allegedly a `concession` to Israel and would not change the enemy's stance.
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Lebanon tells a UN team the country will need a back-up force once peacekeepers' term ends
The Lebanese prime minister has told a visiting U.N. delegation that his country will need a follow-up force in southern Lebanon along the border with Israel to fill the vacuum once the U.N. peacekeepers’ term there expires by the end of next year.
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