The Lebanese presidency said the president welcomed parliament’s initiative and petitions urging an extension of international forces’ deployment in southern Lebanon. The presidency said its preferred option is to extend UNIFIL’s mandate; if that cannot be secured, its fallback is to adopt, within the necessary legal framework, measures to ensure the international force remains stationed in the south.

2026-08-17

The Lebanese presidency said the president welcomed parliament’s initiative and petitions urging an extension of international forces’ deployment in southern Lebanon. The presidency said its preferred option is to extend UNIFIL’s mandate; if that cannot be secured, its fallback is to adopt, within the necessary legal framework, measures to ensure the international force remains stationed in the south.