Overview

• The mission’s mandate terminates on 31 December 2026, with a coordinated withdrawal to be carried out within about a year in consultation with the Lebanese government.
• Roughly 10,000 personnel from more than 40 countries remain deployed until the drawdown as UNIFIL continues patrols, demining and medical and humanitarian support.
• The resolution envisions the Lebanese state as the sole security guarantor north of the Blue Line and calls on Israel to withdraw its forces from the area.
• Israel and the United States pressed to end the mission, while France and others warned that the underfunded Lebanese army may be unable to secure the border alone.
• Hezbollah refuses nationwide disarmament unless Israel halts attacks and pulls back from southern positions, fueling concern over a security gap after the UN exit.