The last extension of UNIFIL 16 months and the Security Council demands Israel to completely withdraw

The political scene did not record anything new after the American delegation headed by Tom Barak Beirut, empty -handed, left, especially after Israel linked any step on its part to the disarmament of Hizbullah, and Barak acknowledged that there are no guarantees that Israel would abide by the American paper even after disarmament, which means, according to the sources, that the country is about to major crisis in the coming weeks.

Informed sources denied what was circulated about a prospective visit to the former American delegate Morgan Ortigos to Beirut in the event of a positive answer from Israel.
The Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri notes in front of his visitors that “the scene has become more complicated than the past weeks, and the options are very narrow, but the government, according to logic, has become a solution to its matter of implementing its decisions as long as Israel refused to make one step?”
The “construction” information indicated that some official references requested Arab and Qatari mediation specifically to negotiate between Lebanon and Israel instead of America’s mediation. On the other hand, the International Security Council agreed to end the mission of the “UNIFIL” within two years. The council voted yesterday, unanimously, its 15 members, on the extension of the current task for a year and four months, ending on December 31, 2026, with the withdrawal to begin during the year that followed this. The news was written: The decision of the extension that France made on the spread of the army is the place of peace memorization, the reconstruction of the destroyed southern towns, and the withdrawal of the Israeli Al -Awda from the sites that it occupies.
However, does Israel agree to leave the southern borders without international guard? “International society does not leave the south unless Israel is satisfied with the performance of the army!”, A summary of a military source accompanying the UNICF file.
According to the information, what the international presence on the Israeli border will witness is “a reshaping and not an end, with the decision of a new assignment.” The initial planned by the United States and Israel “is based on ending this UNIFL in particular, with its current structure, provided that a new United Nations force with a different formula and destination will be reconfigured.”
It has become clear that the current army leadership will not agree to collide with the people and subjugate Israeli -American dictates. In this context, the expulsion of the American envoy Tom Barak from the south prompted his administration to reconsider its ability to bring the southerners. The statements of the people and the slogans that were raised, refused to include the army by attacking the failing the state, despite keeping pace with the visit.
America and Israel want to change the “Unel”, not because the army will not only be an adequate alternative, but also because of the struggle for influence in the southern field. As America does not hesitate to seek the French role in Lebanon. Organized campaigns launched by Israel and America on the “Unel” since the beginning of the Israeli Adwan in October 2023, which skepticized its effectiveness and accusing it of failing to implement Resolution 1701.
The two sides led a cumulative path from incitement against it in front of international public opinion, and it was targeted by Israel several times. In fact, the interests of the two ally are intersecting to end the influence of France in particular in the south, especially as it accounts for the leadership and operations of the forces south of Litani.
And the end began with the marginalization, which appeared clear during the ceasefire negotiations and the supervision committee of America, through which it confiscated the mechanisms of field coordination with the army. He was marginalized, France responded with more hostility towards the southerners and intensifying the detection of the stores. Bargain and the French Ministry of Defense boast of its achievements. But all that the “affectionate mother” did was not enough for Israel to be satisfied with her. The American -Israeli perception of the succession of the “Unel” is based on the involvement of new countries, from which, one of the Gulf states, has been resolved.
And Al -Diyar said: The Security Council voted on the extension of UNIFL, an additional and last year, as he learned, according to diplomatic sources that Washington showed an unprecedented harden To end the withdrawal of international forces from southern Lebanon, it takes into account the needs set by the commander of the force.
The sources indicated that the formula ended in an agreement, which was set by the American side, stipulating an extension for it for a year and four months, that is, until December 31, 2026, in preparation for ending its mission and starting its withdrawal, so that Washington would have completely removed Europe from the southern scene, specifically France.
The sources concluded that the decision does not cancel the issue of eliminating many force, which will range between 4 to 5 thousand, as a result of stopping the financing process, and reducing the strength of the force, expected that the mission of the naval force in UNIFIL will be canceled within weeks.
The extension decision for Linville calls on the Lebanese government to respect all the provisions of the Sofa Center Convention (SOFA), until the last element of UNIFIL, especially related to freedom of movement, privileges and immunities, and taking the necessary measures to protect the UNIFIL elements, equipment and headquarters.
The Secretary -General must study, by June 1, 2026, the future options for implementing Resolution 1701 after the withdrawal of “UNIFIL”, including support for security, monitoring the blue line and enhancing support for the return of the Lebanese army south of the Litani River using the United Nations tools.
The approved decision calls for the full implementation of Resolution 1701 (2006), and renews its strong support for the full respect for the blue line and the cessation of hostilities, and welcomes the agreement to stop hostilities between Israel and Lebanon on November 26, 2024, as a basic step towards the implementation of Resolution 1701 completely.
It also calls on the Israeli government to withdraw its forces north of the Blue Line, including five military sites inside Lebanese territory, and calls on the Lebanese authorities to deploy their forces in those sites with temporary support from “UNIFIL”, and extend the state authority over its entire lands in accordance with decisions 1559, 1680, 1701 and “Taif Agreement”.
The decision urges the international community to intensify its support for the Lebanese army in terms of equipment, equipment, and financing, to ensure its effective and sustainable spread south of Litani.
Commenting on the extension of the Security Council of the state of “Unel”, welcoming positions were issued by the three presidents. The delegate of Lebanon, Ambassador Ahmed Arafa, had said in the extension session that Lebanon “still sees in UNIVE an urgent need to secure security and stability, pending a comprehensive political understanding in accordance with Resolution 1701 and supported the extension of the state’s authority in parallel with the Israeli withdrawal from all Lebanese lands.” He reviewed the continuation of the daily attacks and preventing the return of the displaced to their destroyed villages. After noon yesterday, Baabda was announced that President Joseph Aoun received a phone call from French President Emmanuel Macron, where he thanked him for the effort he made and resulted in the compatibility of the extension of the international forces (UNIFIL) until the end of the year 2027. The weapon has received wide European and international support and should be accurate.
For his part, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announced that yesterday afternoon received a phone call from French President Emmanuel Macron, “I renewed his commitment to hold an international conference for reconstruction and economic recovery in Lebanon as we had agreed on it during my recent visit to the Elysee, and another to support the Lebanese armed forces. He also expressed his support for the decisions taken by the government regarding the exclusive weapon. Saada, especially for the great efforts made by the French diplomacy to ensure the extension of UNIFIL, as I informed him about the success of the second step of the Palestinian weapon receipt plan and put it in the custody of the Lebanese army.