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Guterres Calls for UN Verification, Expanded Lebanese Force.

6/2/2026

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U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the UN to verify Israeli forces’ withdrawal north of the Blue Line.
He proposed a Lebanese force of 350 observers, four 750-troop battalions, and a 700-soldier reserve.
UNIFIL fields about 7,500 peacekeepers from nearly 50 nations along the 120-km Blue Line.
He also called for increased international support to the Lebanese army to secure a state monopoly over weapons.

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U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the UN to verify Israeli forces’ withdrawal north of the Blue Line.
He proposed a Lebanese force of 350 observers, four 750-troop battalions, and a 700-soldier reserve.
UNIFIL fields about 7,500 peacekeepers from nearly 50 nations along the 120-km Blue Line.
He also called for increased international support to the Lebanese army to secure a state monopoly over weapons.