Despite Israeli opposition, the United Nations is pushing to maintain a military presence in southern Lebanon after the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) expires at the end of the year, Channel 12 news reports.
According to the report, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, with backing from France, is pressing the United States and the UN Security Council to approve a successor force comprising some 5,000 troops and 500 observers to monitor southern Lebanon. The proposal comes amid French concerns over the dominant US role in overseeing the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, with Paris sidelined in the negotiations.
Israel, however, opposes any continued UN military presence, arguing that UNIFIL failed to prevent Hezbollah’s military buildup and did not fulfill its mandate, with an official telling the network that the peacekeeping force is “incapable of creating deterrence or reducing escalation during the war.”
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