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Italy to keep military in Lebanon after end of UN mission to ensure stability

Italy says it will keep a military presence in Lebanon after the United Nations peacekeeping force it belongs to begins to withdraw as planned at the end of 2026.

Radio France Internationale

A UN team in Lebanon examines options for border area with Israel after peacekeepers leave

A U.N. delegation has visited Lebanon to explore options for the country's south once the U.N. peacekeeping force's term ends next year

The Independent UK

A year on, the Israeli-Lebanese ceasefire looks increasingly fragile − could a return to cyclical violence come next?

An already troubled ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon is looking shakier than ever.

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UN, France slam Israel after attack on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon

The United Nations and France have condemned Israeli fire near UN peacekeeping troops in southern Lebanon, after a weekend incident during which peacekeepers neutralised an Israeli reconnaissance drone.

Radio France Internationale

Tensions escalate in Lebanon after UN peacekeepers shoot down Israeli drone

There are conflicting accounts of the incident

The Independent UK

Israel still fires on Lebanon almost a year after a ceasefire. Some predict the same for Gaza

Israel continues to launch near-daily strikes in neighboring Lebanon

The Independent UK

How an international security force in post-war Gaza could work

With the first phase of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza nearing completion, diplomatic discussions are underway to establish a multinational security force that could pave the way for longer-term stability in the war-riven territory.

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UN peacekeepers in Lebanon say Israeli drone struck their headquarters but caused no casualties

Established in 1978, UNIFIL has more than 10,000 peacekeepers from 50 countries who patrol the Blue Line, the UN-drawn border between Lebanon and Israel.

Euronews

UN peacekeepers say Israeli drone crashed into headquarters in Lebanon

AN Israeli drone crashed into the headquarters of the UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon but did not cause any casualties, the force has said…

The National (Scotland)

UN peacekeepers say Israeli drone crashed into their headquarters without inflicting casualties

The U.N. peacekeeping force in south Lebanon says an Israeli drone has crashed into their headquarters near Israel's border, but didn't cause any casualties

The Independent UK

Israeli strikes kill five in Lebanon in latest ceasefire breach

Israel claims it has struck Hezbollah targets, although the Lebanese group has not commented.

Al Jazeera

Israeli drones dropped grenades near peacekeepers in south Lebanon, UN says

Unifil condemns ‘serious attack’ on Tuesday morning as it was clearing a road and adds that no one was hurt

The Guardian - UK

Israeli drones drop grenades near UN peacekeepers in Lebanon in what UNIFIL calls a serious attack

The U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon says Israeli drones have dropped four grenades close to U.N. peacekeepers deployed in south Lebanon near the border with Israel as they were working to clear roadblocks

The Independent UK

UNIFIL says Israeli drones drop grenades near peacekeepers in Lebanon

‘This is one of the most serious attacks on UNIFIL personnel and assets’ since November ceasefire, UN force says.

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UNIFIL’s mandate in southern Lebanon was renewed. What happens next?

Everything you need to know about UN Interim Force in Lebanon and the renewal of its mandate until the end of 2026.

The Guardian - UK

UN to end Lebanon peacekeeping mission next year after Israeli and US pressure

Unifil mandate extended but troops patrolling Lebanon-Israel border to be withdrawn in December 2026

Radio France Internationale

France's Macron hails UN decision to extend peacekeeping mission in Lebanon

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday welcomed a United Nations decision to keep its peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon until 2027.

Euronews

UN votes to end its peacekeeping force in Lebanon after nearly five decades

The multinational peacekeeping force known as UNIFIL has played a significant role in monitoring the security situation in southern Lebanon for decades, including during the Israel-Hezbollah conflict last year.

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Al Jazeera

Two Lebanese soldiers killed in Israeli drone explosion in southern Lebanon

Lebanese army says two other personnel wounded after crashed Israeli drone explodes during inspection in Naqoura area.

International Business Times

UN Security Council Votes For Lebanon Peacekeepers To Leave In 2027

The Security Council voted Thursday for UN peacekeepers to leave Lebanon in 2027, allowing one final extension after pressure from Israel and its US ally to end the nearly 50-year-old force.

Al Jazeera

UN Security Council votes to wind down UNIFIL mission in Lebanon after 2026

Amid US pressure, vote extends peacekeeping mission but then calls for ‘orderly and safe drawdown and withdrawal’.

International Business Times

UN Security Council To Decide Fate Of Peacekeeper Mandate In Lebanon

The UN Security Council is set to vote Thursday on the future of the blue helmet peacekeeping mission in south Lebanon, which has faced US and Israeli opposition.

The Independent UK

UN Security Council to vote on ending peacekeeping mission in Lebanon on Dec. 31, 2026

The Security Council scheduled a vote Thursday on a resolution that would end the more than four-decade operation of the U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon on Dec. 31, 2025

The Conversation

US and Israel push to end UN peacekeeping mandate in south Lebanon risks regional chaos

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) is seen by many as an essential peacekeeping buffer between Israel, Lebanon and Hezbollah. But Israeli pressure, US doubts over Unifil’s cost-effectiveness and the fragile state of Lebanon’s politics means there is a risk that instead of being renewed on August 31…

The Independent UK

US envoy: Saudi Arabia, Qatar to invest in Lebanon economic zone for disarmed Hezbollah

Saudi Arabia and Qatar are ready to invest in an economic zone in south Lebanon

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