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UNIFIL Reports Israeli Incursion and Hezbollah Violations

This is Beirut, 03/03 14:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) revealed Tuesday that its peacekeepers observed Israeli troops crossing into Lebanese territory near the southern border towns of Markaba, al-Odaysse, Kfarkila and Ramia before returning to the Blue Line. In a press release, UNIFIL stated that since the last conflict and the cessation of ...

UNIFIL to Withdraw Majority of Troops in Lebanon by Mid 2027

This is Beirut, 10/02 14:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is preparing to withdraw most of its troops from Lebanon by mid-2027, following the expiration of its mandate, spokesperson Kandice Ardiel told AFP on Tuesday. UNIFIL, which has served for decades as a buffer between Israel and Lebanon, has recently been supporting the Lebanese Armed Forces ...

UNIFIL Says Israeli Aerial Operation Disrupted Peacekeeping Activities

This is Beirut, 02/02 12:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) announced on Monday that Israeli forces informed the mission a day earlier of plans to conduct an aerial operation involving the release of what Israel described as a non-toxic chemical substance over areas near the Blue Line. In a press release, UNIFIL said Israeli forces instructed ...

Monitoring Mechanism Meets in Ras Naqoura

This is Beirut, 07/01 14:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Mechanism for Monitoring the Cessation of Hostilities convened on Wednesday in Ras Naqoura, with participation limited to the committee’s core military members. The meeting brought together representatives of the Lebanese Army (LAF) and the Israeli Army, alongside American and French officers and the commander of the United Nations Interim ...

Italy Says Wants Military to Stay in Lebanon After UN Peacekeepers Leave

This is Beirut, 2025-12-22 15:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Italy said Monday it intends to keep a military presence in Lebanon even after the UN peacekeeping force it belongs to leaves as planned on December 31, 2026. "Even after (the peacekeeping force) UNIFIL, Italy will continue to do its part, supporting with conviction the international presence and supporting the capacity development of the ...

Israel and Lebanon Hold Second Direct Talks in Naqoura

This is Beirut, 2025-12-19 12:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Following talks held Friday in Naqoura, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the meeting addressed ways to advance economic initiatives with Lebanon, alongside ongoing security discussions. In a statement, Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the meeting aimed to continue the security dialogue, ensure the disarmament of ...

Army Denies Presence of Weapons in a House in Yanouh

This is Beirut, 2025-12-14 13:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Lebanese army said on Sunday that it had carried out two successive inspections of a building in the town of Yanouh, in southern Lebanon, without finding any weapons or ammunition, following an Israeli threat to strike the property. In a statement posted on X, the army said the first search was conducted on Saturday with the consent of the ...

Lebanon Sees Push for Foreign Troops in South Litani Region

Bassam Abou Zeid, 2025-12-09 18:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Through Jean Yves Le Drian and the French military team in Lebanon, France has informed Lebanon’s political and military leadership that it is ready to take charge of an international force to be stationed south of the Litani River once UNIFIL pulls out at the end of 2026. The message added that Paris is working to rally backing for this ...

Lebanese Army Arrests Six after Attack on UN Patrol

This is Beirut, 2025-12-06 13:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Lebanese army has arrested six people after gunmen attacked UN peacekeepers patrolling in the south of the country, the military said Saturday. The UN force, known as UNIFIL, had reported that six men riding on three mopeds opened fire on a patrol vehicle Thursday without hurting anyone. Saturday's statement said the army's intelligence ...

UNIFIL Urges Lebanese Authorities to Protect Peacekeepers

This is Beirut, 2025-12-05 10:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Friday called on Lebanese authorities to uphold their responsibility to guarantee the safety of peacekeepers following an armed incident targeting a peacekeeping patrol in southern Lebanon. In a press release, UNIFIL condemned attacks on its personnel as “unacceptable” and ...

Lebanon Files UN Complaint Over Israeli Concrete Wall

This is Beirut, 2025-11-28 15:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Lebanese Foreign Ministry filed a formal complaint through its Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York on Friday, protesting against Israel’s construction of two T-shaped concrete barrier walls inside internationally recognized Lebanese territory near the southern town of Yaroun. In a press release, the Foreign Ministry described ...

UNIFIL Begins Withdrawal as Europe Weighs Replacement Force

Bassam Abou Zeid, 2025-11-18 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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No one can predict what southern Lebanon will look like after UNIFIL withdraws at the end of 2026. Will Lebanon have succeeded in disarming Hezbollah? Will it be able to fully control the south, particularly the area south of the Litani River? And what role will the international presence play in the region? UNIFIL has already begun reducing its ...

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