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UNIFIL’s mandate ends on 31 December... and this is what the mission will do

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UNIFIL’s mandate ends on 31 December... and this is what the mission will do
Via Al Anbaa
WHAT TO KNOW

Al Anbaa: UNIFIL announced that, in accordance with Security Council Resolution 2790 (2025), UNIFIL’s mandate in Lebanon ends on 31 December 2026, after which the mission will begin reducing its personnel and withdrawing. It added in a statement: The Security Council is considering the options on the table for the period following the end of the mandate…

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THE CONTEXT

The southern border and the Blue Line

What is independently established about the incident, and what is attributed to a party?

  1. 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 ↗
  2. 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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Sources checked: 2026-11-04

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