Rubio and Macron discuss the end of UNIFIL’s mission in Lebanon and the process of selecting the UN secretary-general
LBCI: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday that he had discussed with French President Emmanuel Macron the situation in Lebanon, where the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force (UNIFIL) ends on December 31 in the south of the country, where Israel continues to occupy vast areas, as well as the option of the secretary-general…
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The southern border and the Blue Line
What is independently established about the incident, and what is attributed to a party?
The UN identified the Blue Line in 2000 to verify Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon. UNIFIL explains that it is a withdrawal line, not an agreed international border.
UNIFIL · Blue Line FAQ ↗Security Council Resolution 1701, adopted in 2006, called for a full cessation of hostilities and strengthened UNIFIL’s mandate. The resolution is a reference for understanding reports about hostilities and deployments in southern Lebanon; it does not by itself verify a particular incident.
UN Security Council · 2006 ↗
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