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UN Security Council Envoys Press Lebanon Truce, Back State Control of Arms

The delegation examined border security options for the period after UNIFIL leaves at the end of 2026.

Samuel Zbogar, third left, Slovenia's permanent representative to the United Nations and president of the Security Council, delivers a statement with his delegation in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Samuel Zbogar, Slovenia's permanent representative to the United Nations and president of the Security Council, delivers a statement with his delegation in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
A United Nations Security Council delegation urged all parties to uphold a year-old ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah
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Overview

  • Wrapping a Lebanon visit, the council team urged full adherence to the November 2024 cessation of hostilities and reaffirmed support for Resolution 1701.
  • Envoys endorsed Lebanon’s plan for a state monopoly of weapons and called for intensified international support to strengthen the Lebanese army.
  • President Joseph Aoun said Lebanon does not seek war with Israel and sought backing for the army’s first-phase disarmament push near the border by year-end.
  • UNIFIL reported recent attacks on its personnel as well as Israeli strikes it described as clear violations of Resolution 1701, with Lebanon’s army announcing six arrests.
  • Civilian representatives from Lebanon and Israel plan to resume discussions on December 19 as Israeli forces continue strikes and maintain positions in five southern areas.