UN Security Council renews Lebanon peacekeeping mission ‘for a final time’

August 29, 2025 10:42 AM

UN Security Council renews Lebanon peacekeeping mission ‘for a final time’

The United Nations Security Council 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." The decision was taken on Thursday. The U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), established in 1978, patrols Lebanon's southern border with Israel. The 15-member council unanimously adopted a French-drafted resolution after a compromise was reached with the Uni...

Israel welcomes Lebanon’s Hezbollah disarmament plan, offers reciprocal military reduction

August 25, 2025 4:01 PM

Israel welcomes Lebanon’s Hezbollah disarmament plan, offers reciprocal military reduction

Israel's Prime Minister's Office issued a statement acknowledging Lebanon's recent government decision to pursue the disarmament of Hezbollah by the end of 2025, describing it as a significant step toward Lebanese sovereignty. The statement comes in response to Lebanon's Council of Ministers approving objectives of a US plan to restrict weapons solely to state forces, with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announcing the army would develop implementation plans by year's end. The Israeli statement p...

How the Israel-Hezbollah war might lead to broader conflict

September 25, 2024 4:14 PM

How the Israel-Hezbollah war might lead to broader conflict

Israel has intensified its bombardment of Lebanon, striking what it says are hundreds of sites linked to the Iran-backed Hezbollah group, with Lebanese authorities saying the barrage killed more than 500 people on one day alone. The escalation, after nearly a year of cross-border fire, has added to concerns of a much bigger war between Israel and Hezbollah that could cause major destruction and drag in Iran. This is how the hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah are playing out: WHAT'S THE ...