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- China Urges UN Security Council to Revisit Decision to End Lebanon Peacekeeping Mission
Published: May 1, 2026
Section: Asia
China’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Fu Cong, has called for a reassessment of the Security Council’s decision to terminate the UNIFIL peacekeeping mandate in Lebanon at the e...
- Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar Denounces Hezbollah Truce Violations and UNIFIL Exploitation in High-Level UN Talks
Published: Apr 27, 2026
Section: Israel
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar met with UN Special Coordinator Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert on Monday to demand international action against persistent Hezbollah ceasefire bre...
- UN Peacekeeping Chief Warns of 25% Capacity Cut Amid ‘Increasingly Dangerous’ Global Environment
Published: Apr 23, 2026
Section: Europe
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix has issued a dire warning regarding the safety and viability of global peacekeeping missions. Speaki...
- Italian UNIFIL Contingent Replaces Crucifix Smashed by Israeli Soldier in Lebanese Village of Debel
Published: Apr 23, 2026
Section: Middle East
Italian peacekeepers serving with UNIFIL donated and installed a new statue of Jesus in the southern Lebanese village of Debel on April 22, 2026, replacing a shrine destroyed by an...
- Second French Peacekeeper Dies Following Fatal Hezbollah Attack on UNIFIL Operations in Lebanon
Published: Apr 22, 2026
Section: Middle East
French President Emmanuel Macron has confirmed the death of a second soldier following a Hezbollah strike on UNIFIL peacekeepers in southern Lebanon. The fatality, which occurred a...
- President Macron Schedules Urgent Paris Summit With Lebanese Prime Minister Amid Fragile Truce
Published: Apr 19, 2026
Section: Europe
French President Emmanuel Macron will host Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in Paris this Tuesday to discuss the stability of the ongoing ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah....
- IDF Intelligence Links Hezbollah to Fatal Ambush of UN Peacekeepers During Lebanon Truce
Published: Apr 19, 2026
Section: Middle East
The Israel Defense Forces has officially accused Hezbollah of orchestrating a deadly ambush that killed a French peacekeeper and wounded three others in southern Lebanon. The attac...
- Netanyahu Pursues ‘Road to Peace’ While Trump Issues ‘Prohibition’ on Lebanon Strikes
Published: Apr 18, 2026
Section: Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has defended a 10-day U.S.-brokered ceasefire with Hezbollah as a strategic opportunity to transition from military to diplomatic pressure. The tr...
- French Peacekeeper Killed in Southern Lebanon Attack Amid Fragile 10-Day Ceasefire
Published: Apr 18, 2026
Section: Middle East
A French UNIFIL soldier was killed and three others were wounded, two seriously, during a small-arms ambush in the southern Lebanese village of Ghanduriyah on Saturday morning. Whi...
- Speaker Nabih Berri Condemns Deadly Ambush on French UN Peacekeepers in South Lebanon
Published: Apr 18, 2026
Section: Middle East
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has denounced a targeted attack on French UNIFIL troops that resulted in the death of one soldier and injuries to three others on Saturday m...
- UNIFIL Attributes Deadly Strike on French Observers to Non-State Actors Linked to Hezbollah
Published: Apr 18, 2026
Section: Middle East
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) issued a formal statement on Saturday attributing a lethal assault on its personnel to "non-state actors," a designation widely...
- Lebanese President Joseph Aoun Vows Prosecution After Fatal Assault on French Peacekeepers
Published: Apr 18, 2026
Section: Middle East
President Joseph Aoun of Lebanon has pledged to hold the perpetrators accountable for a Saturday morning attack that killed one French UNIFIL soldier and wounded three others in so...