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Guterres Proposes 2,500-5,500-Man UN Force as UNIFIL Ends

6/3/2026

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U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wrote to 15 Security Council members proposing a UN force that would retain 2,000-5,500 personnel in Lebanon as the UNIFIL mandate ends at year-end.
Option 1 calls for 350 observers, four 750-troop infantry battalions and a 700-person reserve to monitor Blue Line and Litani River.
Option 3 would deploy 215 observers, two 450-troop infantry battalions and a 350-person force, requiring air, de-mining, radar, helicopters, drones and satellite imagery.

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Story summary

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wrote to 15 Security Council members proposing a UN force that would retain 2,000-5,500 personnel in Lebanon as the UNIFIL mandate ends at year-end.
Option 1 calls for 350 observers, four 750-troop infantry battalions and a 700-person reserve to monitor Blue Line and Litani River.
Option 3 would deploy 215 observers, two 450-troop infantry battalions and a 350-person force, requiring air, de-mining, radar, helicopters, drones and satellite imagery.