FACT CHECK · LEBANON: HEZBOLLAH, UNIFIL, 2006 AND 2026
Claim: UN peacekeepers are leaving Lebanon
TRUETHE ANSWER
The Security Council voted unanimously in Aug 2025 to end UNIFIL's mandate on 31 Dec 2026, with the troops out during 2027. The stated aim: Lebanon's army as the sole security provider in the south.
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