UNIFIL leaves in 2026 — who guards Lebanon's border?
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France hosts Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Jordan's King Abdullah II in Paris today. The talks focus on Lebanon's security and support for the Lebanese army.
France wants to avoid a security vacuum before UNIFIL, the UN peacekeeping force, withdraws at the end of 2026. UNIFIL currently helps secure southern Lebanon.
Israeli strikes continue in southern Lebanon. Concern is growing over who will secure the border after UNIFIL leaves.