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UN Security Council Presses Truce Compliance in Lebanon, Backs Army-Led Disarmament Push

Envoys are assessing border security options ahead of UNIFIL’s drawdown next year.

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

  • A Security Council delegation in Beirut urged all parties to honor the November 2024 ceasefire and reaffirmed commitment to fully implement Resolution 1701.
  • Visiting envoys endorsed a state monopoly on arms in Lebanon and called for increased international support to the Lebanese army.
  • Lebanon’s leadership said the army aims to remove Hezbollah’s border military infrastructure by year-end, with President Joseph Aoun urging Israel to respect the truce.
  • The delegation examined scenarios for maintaining stability along the border once UNIFIL leaves at the end of 2026, following the Council’s termination decision.
  • UN personnel safety was highlighted after an attack on peacekeepers, with the army reporting six arrests, as civilian representatives from Lebanon and Israel plan to meet again on December 19.