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France advances plan for international force
The article discusses France's efforts within the UN Security Council to replace the peacekeeping mission (UNIFIL) in southern Lebanon with a new international mission aimed at supporting the implementation of Resolution 1701. This comes after the United States refused to extend UNIFIL's mission in its current form. France, along with most Security Council members except Washington, is working to draft a resolution to establish a new international force focused on supporting the Lebanese Army and ensuring the enforcement of the resolution, while also monitoring Israeli activities and violations of Resolution 1701. The French initiative faces strong American opposition, amid broad international support, and there is a pressing need to reach an agreement before the end of the year to prevent a security vacuum by 2027. At that time, the sites previously occupied by international forces are to be transferred to the Lebanese Army, which requires additional troops but lacks the capacity to reach certain areas occupied by Israel. Additionally, the European Union is working on deploying a European mission to support the Lebanese Army and security forces, with European aid to Lebanon increasing from 60 million to 100 million euros last year.
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