UN Security Council renews UNIFIL mission in Lebanon until end of 2026
Summary
The United Nations Security Council has decided to extend the UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon through 2026. After this period, the mission will gradually withdraw the following year. This decision comes amid ongoing tensions in the region and calls for the mission's end from the United States and Israel.Key Facts
- The UN Security Council voted to extend the UNIFIL mission in Lebanon until the end of 2026.
- After 2026, the mission will begin a safe and orderly withdrawal over a year.
- UNIFIL was initially set up in 1978 to monitor the withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon.
- The mission's mandate has been renewed annually since it was expanded after the 2006 conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
- The resolution aims to transfer security responsibility to the Lebanese government and calls for Israel to withdraw its forces.
- The US, under the Trump administration, has advocated for ending UNIFIL and reduced funding for the mission.
- Israel has criticized UNIFIL for not stopping Hezbollah threats and has pressed for the mission's termination.
- The UN decision occurs as US and Lebanese governments work on a plan to disarm Hezbollah, which the group opposes.
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