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UN Security Council Votes to End UNIFIL by 2026, Launch 2027 Withdrawal

The unanimous decision reflects long-running disputes over Hezbollah's border presence alongside questions about UNIFIL's enforcement.

Gepanzerte Fahrzeuge der Interimstruppe der Vereinten Nationen im Libanon (UNIFIL) in ihrem Hauptquartier in Deir Kifa.
Juni 2025: Der neu ernannte Befehlshaber der Interimstruppe der Vereinten Nationen im Libanon (UNIFIL), Generalmajor Diodato Abagnara aus Italien (rechts), übernimmt die UN-Standarte von seinem Vorgänger.
Die UN-Friedensmission im Süden des Libanon wird Ende 2026 beendet. Das beschloss der UN-Sicherheitsrat in New York am Donnerstag einstimmig im Zuge einer letzten Mandatsverlängerung für die Mission Unifil.

Overview

  • Peacekeepers will begin an orderly, safe drawdown on 31 December 2026, with departure to be completed within one year.
  • The vote was unanimous, setting a final mandate extension that concludes the mission at the end of 2026.
  • UNIFIL's remit was expanded after the 2006 Israel–Hezbollah war under Security Council Resolution 1701.
  • That framework envisioned only UNIFIL and the Lebanese army in the frontier zone, yet Hezbollah has remained present there.
  • Israel accuses the mission of failing to enforce its mandate and conditions any halt to its strikes in Lebanon on Hezbollah's disarmament, a position backed by U.S. pressure for a full exit in 2027.