{"id":32664,"date":"2025-08-29T06:29:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T22:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2025\/08\/29\/un-security-council-renews-lebanon-peacekeeping-mission-for-a-final-time\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T06:29:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T22:29:00","slug":"un-security-council-renews-lebanon-peacekeeping-mission-for-a-final-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2025\/08\/29\/un-security-council-renews-lebanon-peacekeeping-mission-for-a-final-time\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Security Council renews Lebanon peacekeeping mission &#8216;for a final time&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The United Nations Security Council on Thursday unanimously extended &#8220;for a final time&#8221; a long-running peacekeeping mission in Lebanon until the end of 2026, when the operation will then begin a year-long &#8220;orderly and safe drawdown and withdrawal.&#8221;<br \/>The U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), established in 1978, patrols Lebanon&#8217;s southern border with Israel.<br \/>The 15-member council unanimously adopted a French-drafted resolution after a compromise was reached with the United States, a veto-wielding council member. 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