UNIFIL

More than 10 EU countries eager to contribute to Lebanon mission, EU foreign policy chief says

The proposed mission stems from the EU studying ways to strengthen Lebanese forces to help free up the Lebanese ​army to focus on disarming the terrorist group Hezbollah.

European Commission High Representative and Vice President Kaja Kallas speaks to the media at Druids Glen during an informal meeting of EU defence ministers (FAC Defence) at Wicklow, south of Dublin, Ireland, on September 1, 2026.
UNIFIL vehicles drive in southern Lebanon, October 11, 2024; illustrative.

Lebanon's Aoun seeks extension of UNIFIL mandate, despite failure to prevent Hezbollah activity

An Israeli military vehicle displaying an Israeli flag in southern Lebanon. August 16, 2026.

Israeli flags on Lebanon highway violate UN resolution, UNIFIL says

People gather on a crowded beach in Gaza City in July.

Stop living in la-la land: Only the IDF can curb Israel’s enemies – opinion


IDF drones mistakenly drop grenades close to UNIFIL troops

"This is one of the most serious attacks on UNIFIL personnel and assets since the cessation of hostilities agreement of last November," UNIFIL said in a statement on Wednesday.

 The UNIFIL United Nations peacekeepers' vehicles drive on a road amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in the town of Qlayaa, southern Lebanon October 18, 2024.

Hezbollah defies disarmament push as Israel maintains border buffer

BEHIND THE LINES: Lebanon's government faces mounting challenges in its faux attempt to dismantle Hezbollah's weapons, with no signs of real progress on the horizon.

LEBANESE ARMY soldiers patrol near the Burj al-Barajneh camp in Beirut’s southern suburbs earlier this month.

UNSC unanimously calls to disband UN peacekeepers in Lebanon after a year

The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), established in 1978, will withdraw from Lebanon's southern border with Israel on December 31, 2026.

 A UNIFIL automobile drives before a vehicle carrying the body of Irish soldier Sean Rooney who was killed on a UN peacekeeping Patrol, as it heads to Beirut airport to be repatriated, in Sidon, Lebanon December 18, 2022.

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UN peacekeepers (UNIFIL) vehicles ride along a street in Marjaayoun, Southern Lebanon January 20, 2025.

UN to vote on ending UNIFIL, making Lebanese gov't sole security provider

UN Security Council to vote Thursday on ending UNIFIL by Dec. 2026, with a one-year withdrawal. Israel and the US say the force failed to curb Hezbollah aggression.

A United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) vehicle drives as residents who were displaced because of the hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel return to the Lebanese village of Khiam, near the border with Israel, southern Lebanon, January 23, 2025.

IDF targets senior Houthi leaders in Yemen, Iran 'ready' for nuclear talks after snapbacks launched

France, UK, Germany activate sanctions on Iran • UN votes to disband UNIFIL after 2026 • IDF opens new Gaza aid centers

Houthi soldiers stand guard on a missile carrier during an official military parade marking the ninth anniversary of the Houthi takeover of the capital, Sanaa, on September 21, 2023.

US diplomats in Israel, Lebanon push for action on Hezbollah disarmament - analysis

In the wake of US envoy Thomas Barrack and Deputy Special Envoy Morgan Ortagus visiting Israel, Beirut may feel that the US is growing in its serious desire to see real action.

 Members of Hezbollah attend the funeral of Taleb Abdallah, also known as Abu Taleb, a senior field commander of Hezbollah who was killed by what security forces say was an Israel strike in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon June 12, 2024.

Senior Lebanese army officer aided Hezbollah to conceal killing of Irish UNIFIL soldier

The UNIFIL peacekeeper, Irish national Private Sean Rooney, was killed in December 2022 while traveling to Beirut in an armored UN vehicle.

UN peacekeepers (UNIFIL) vehicles ride along a street in Marjaayoun, Southern Lebanon January 20, 2025.

IDF intensifies attacks in Gaza, moves forward with Gaza City op.

Meeting on Gaza City occupation plan ends, COGAT ready to evacuate population • Car explosion leaves one injured in Ashkelon • Netanyahu argues Macron fueling French Jew-hatred

 Smoke rises following an Israeli air strike in Gaza May 2, 2023.

UN Security Council starts talks on fate of peacekeeping force in Lebanon

When asked for comment on whether the US wanted to wind down UNIFIL, a State Department spokesperson said: “We don't comment on ongoing UN Security Council negotiations."

 The UNIFIL United Nations peacekeepers' vehicles drive on a road amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in the town of Qlayaa, southern Lebanon October 18, 2024.