South Awaits UN Efforts

The political arena is awaiting the outcome of French-American consultations on filling the UN vacuum in southern Lebanon at the end of the year, after Emmanuel Macron and Marco Rubio discussed options in Paris to prevent conditions along the border from deteriorating. Proposals include extending UNIFIL’s mandate by one year or six months, while broadening its mission to oversee implementation of the framework agreement and increasing its troop strength, or sending a European mission to replace it. No final decision has been made. International parties are waiting for Lebanon to implement decisions to bring weapons under state control and extend state authority, while questions remain about how any replacement force would be protected and what role it would play in the south.

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