Strong support for extending UNIFIL mandate in Lebanon, US remains the holdout

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 Israel opposes peacekeepers, whether UN or alternative, in occupied southern Lebanonby Jason Ditz | August 30, 2026 at 1:12 pm ET | Israel, Lebanon, UNIFILClosed-door meetings this weekend among UN Security Council members showed strong support for extending the mandate for the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeepers, whose mandate is scheduled to expire at the end of the year.Initially established in 1978, the mandates for the UNIFIL have been extended ...