US EditionUN Security Council renews Lebanon peacekeeping mission 'for a final time'
- The UN Security Council unanimously extended the mandate of its peacekeeping force in Lebanon for one final year until December 31, 2026, as welcomed by the Lebanese government.
- UNIFIL, operating since 1978, will begin a year-long drawdown process after the mandate ends, with a goal of complete withdrawal.
- Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam emphasized the need for Israel to withdraw its forces and for Lebanon to assert control over its territory.
- The extension faced resistance from Israel and the United States, who pushed for an end to UNIFIL, citing Hezbollah's growing influence.
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UN Security Council extends Lebanon peacekeeping mission 'one last time'
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council on Thursday unanimously extended "for a final time" a long-running peacekeeping mission in Lebanon until the end of 2026, when the operation will then begin a year-long "orderly and safe drawdown and withdrawal." © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
The Lebanese Prime Minister, Nawaf Salam, welcomed this decision, and Danny Danon, the Israeli ambassador to the UN, congratulated him on "good news".
After nearly fifty years, the UN peacekeeping force, UNIFIL, in Lebanon is coming to an end. The UN Security Council has unanimously decided that the multinational peacekeeping mission will be wound down in 2027. This represents a compromise between the wishes of the United States and Israel and those of Lebanon and France. The Americans and Israelis initially wanted to extend the current mandate by six months and later by a year. The Lebanese a…
Since 1978, 10,000 UN peacekeepers have been securing the border between Israel and Lebanon. Now, the UN Security Council has decided to end the mission. The Lebanese government will now be responsible for security alone.
UN Security Council renews Lebanon peacekeeping mission 'for a final time'
The United Nations Security Council on Thursday unanimously extended "for a final time" a long-running peacekeeping mission in Lebanon until the end of 2026, when the operation will then begin a year-long "orderly and safe drawdown and withdrawal."
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