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- Lebanon urges the UN Security Council to retain a multinational force after UNIFIL ends.
- Lebanon proposes a smaller UNIFIL-like buffer force to replace the current mission.
- France seeks UNIFIL extension to avoid a vacuum despite U.S. opposition.
- Israel’s UN ambassador Danny Danon says UNIFIL harms security and opposes a multinational force south of Litani.
- The Security Council voted in August 2025, with U.S. leadership, to end UNIFIL’s 7,000-strong mission on Dec 31, 2026.