U.N. peacekeepers from UNIFIL during a commemoration at the Naqoura base, in southern Lebanon, on May 29, 2025. (Credit: Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP)
Southern Lebanon, a scene of near-daily clashes between Hezbollah and the Israeli army since October 2023, remained at the center of the United Nations' diplomatic concerns. The visit of the head of U.N. peacekeeping operations, initiated this week, comes in an extremely tense atmosphere as Israeli strikes on targets in Iran have triggered a series of retaliations, fueling fears of a widespread regional war.On the ground, U.N. Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix was set to meet with the personnel of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Lebanese authorities, and international diplomats to review the implementation of UNSC Resolution 1701, adopted in 2006 following the July Hezbollah-Israel war. This resolution, still in force, aimed to prevent a resumption of hostilities by...
Southern Lebanon, a scene of near-daily clashes between Hezbollah and the Israeli army since October 2023, remained at the center of the United Nations' diplomatic concerns. The visit of the head of U.N. peacekeeping operations, initiated this week, comes in an extremely tense atmosphere as Israeli strikes on targets in Iran have triggered a series of retaliations, fueling fears of a widespread regional war.On the ground, U.N. Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix was set to meet with the personnel of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Lebanese authorities, and international diplomats to review the implementation of UNSC Resolution 1701, adopted in 2006 following the July Hezbollah-Israel war. This resolution, still in force, aimed to prevent a resumption of hostilities by...