Overview

• The 15-member council voted unanimously for a French-drafted compromise that keeps UNIFIL operating through Dec. 31, 2026 and then winds it down over the following year.
• Acting U.S. ambassador Dorothy Shea said Washington will not back any further extensions, reflecting U.S. and Israeli pressure to end the mission after decades on the Blue Line.
• The resolution envisions withdrawing roughly 10,800 personnel and equipment in close consultation with Lebanon and tasks the Lebanese state with becoming the sole security provider in the south.
• It calls on Israel to pull its forces back north of the Blue Line and authorizes UNIFIL to carry out limited protection and humanitarian functions during the drawdown period.
• European states and Lebanese officials warn a precipitous exit could destabilize the south, and the text urges donors to ramp up equipment, financing and training for the Lebanese Armed Forces.