Soldiers of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon conduct a patrol in armored vehicles along the border with Israel near the village of Kfar Kila, in southern Lebanon, on June 4, 2025. AFP
Rumors are spreading in the hushed corridors of the U.N. headquarters in New York: Is the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), deployed in southern Lebanon since 1978, about to be suspended as Israeli media reports suggest? Such a decision would carry serious consequences, particularly as tensions rise between Israel and Hezbollah while Lebanon remains mired in an unprecedented economic, institutional and security crisis.According to Israeli sources, the U.S. decision has already been made, and Israel has not even tried to oppose it.What does Tel Aviv argue? Current coordination with the Lebanese Army is "sufficient" to ensure border stability, rendering UNIFIL's presence "obsolete."Several U.N. diplomats immediately dismissed this argument as fallacious. "Talking about security efficiency in a...
Rumors are spreading in the hushed corridors of the U.N. headquarters in New York: Is the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), deployed in southern Lebanon since 1978, about to be suspended as Israeli media reports suggest? Such a decision would carry serious consequences, particularly as tensions rise between Israel and Hezbollah while Lebanon remains mired in an unprecedented economic, institutional and security crisis.According to Israeli sources, the U.S. decision has already been made, and Israel has not even tried to oppose it.What does Tel Aviv argue? Current coordination with the Lebanese Army is "sufficient" to ensure border stability, rendering UNIFIL's presence "obsolete."Several U.N. diplomats immediately dismissed this argument as fallacious. "Talking about security efficiency in a...