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UNIFIL Withdrawal and Lebanon-Israel Buffer Concerns
Lebanon is seeking to retain a UN peacekeeping buffer force as UNIFIL's mandate nears expiration, with the UN's peace operations chief warning of escalation risks along the Israel-Lebanon Blue Line.
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Lebanese leaders reportedly want UN peacekeepers to remain in the country as a third-party buffer between Israeli and Lebanese forces after the mandate for the existing UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) expires in less than three months (Arab News, October 16). UN under-secretary-general for peace operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix, concluding a three-day visit to Lebanon, warned of an escalation threat tied to incidents along the Blue Line, the UN-designated line of withdrawal separating Israeli and Lebanese forces (Arab News, October 16).