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A UN team in Lebanon examines options for border area with Israel after peacekeepers leave
The U.N. Security Council delegation met Lebanese officials to discuss a replacement for the UNIFIL peacekeeping force set to end in 2026 after nearly 50 years.
- On Saturday, a United Nations delegation visited Beirut to explore options for territory along the border with Israel after UNIFIL’s term ends at the end of next year.
- In August, the U.N. Security Council voted to end UNIFIL at the end of 2026, and Nawaf Salam, Lebanon's Prime Minister, said his country will need a follow-up force.
- The delegation met Lebanon's army commander and top officials to discuss implementing U.N. Security Council resolution 1701 after UNIFIL's departure, following its role in ending the 34-day and latest 14-month Israel-Hezbollah wars.
- The Security Council team representing its 15 members said the visit is part of planning for what will follow UNIFIL's departure, and it is awaiting the secretary-general's recommendations on post-UNIFIL arrangements.
- Recent fighting has changed security dynamics along the Lebanon‑Israel border as the latest Israel‑Hezbollah war began after the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack, and Israel's response last year severely weakened Hezbollah.
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Independent EspañolBEIRUT (AP) — A United Nations delegation visiting Lebanon said Saturday it traveled to Beirut to explore options for the territory along the border with Israel once the UN peacekeeping force's mandate ends at the end of next year. The comments from the team, which represents the 15 members of the UN Security Council, came a day after Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam told them his country will need a follow-on force in the south to fill the v…
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A UN team in Lebanon examines options for border area with Israel after peacekeepers leave
A U.N. delegation has visited Lebanon to explore options for the country's south once the U.N. peacekeeping force's term ends next year.
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