FACT CHECK · LEBANON: HEZBOLLAH, UNIFIL, 2006 AND 2026
Claim: They signed not knowing 1M would be displaced
CONTEXTTHE ANSWER
Backwards. 1,049,328 were displaced within weeks of 2 Mar 2026, after Hezbollah opened fire. The deal came on 26 Jun, nearly four months later, to end that war.
SOURCE
L'Orient Today (Lebanese authorities), Mar 2026; AP 26 Jun 2026
PEOPLE ALSO SAY
- “Signed not knowing”
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