“UNIFIL”: We will continue carrying out missions in the south until the end of our mandate on December 31
Lebanon 24: The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) announced that “in accordance with Security Council Resolution 2790 (2025), UNIFIL’s mandate in Lebanon ends on December 31, 2026, after which the mission will begin a process of reducing its force strength and withdrawing.” It added: “Peacekeepers from 45 countries will continue to carry out…
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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 ↗
Earlier reporting on this subject
- UNIFIL’s mandate ends on December 31... and this is what it said in a statement
- UNIFIL’s mandate ends on 31 December... and this is what the mission will do
- “UNIFIL”: We have begun reducing our forces and will withdraw from Lebanon after the end of our mandate
Sources checked: 2026-11-04
