Push to end UN Lebanon peacekeeping mandate risks regional chaos

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is seen by many as an essential peacekeeping buffer between Israel, Lebanon and Hezbollah. But Israeli pressure, US doubts over UNIFIL’s cost-effectiveness and the fragile state of Lebanon’s politics mean there is a risk that, instead of being renewed on August 31, the mission could be ended.
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