Lebanon Rushes to Avert Security Vacuum as UNIFIL Mandate Nears End
Lebanon is intensifying diplomatic efforts ahead of the expiration of the UN peacekeeping mission’s mandate in South Lebanon at the end of the year, fearing a security vacuum that could undermine its internationally recognized southern border, deprive it of independent documentation of Israeli violations and isolate residents of Christian villages in the Bint Jbeil district. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) announced that its mandate would expire on December 31, under UN Security Council Resolution 2790, after which it would begin a phased withdrawal.
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