Lebanon: A parliamentary drive to keep UNIFIL in the south amid anticipation of the negotiation track

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1. 5 Oct 2026, 17:14 A number of Lebanese MPs announced the continuation of their initiative demanding a reconsideration of Resolution 2790, aiming to keep UNIFIL forces in southern Lebanon and avoid a security vacuum upon their withdrawal. The initiative was signed by 86 MPs, and the MPs presented a legal memorandum addressed to the United Nations and the Security Council on the legal, field and humanitarian risks of the withdrawal amid the continuation of the Israeli occupation. The MPs are scheduled to meet the President of the Republic and the Speaker of Parliament tomorrow to hand over the memorandum.
2. 5 Oct 2026, 20:09 As the departure of UNIFIL forces from southern Lebanon approaches, questions are mounting about the fate of the border towns and the mechanism for securing communication with them. MP Najat Aoun Saliba warned that UNIFIL's absence could leave the residents of border villages without attention, noting its role in securing aid and communication lines. MP Melhem Khalaf stressed the need to keep the safe and humanitarian corridors between the towns of Debel, Ain Ebel and Rmeish and the Lebanese interior.
3. 6 Oct 2026, 00:00 The parliamentary demand by 86 MPs to the Security Council to reconsider Resolution 2790 and keep UNIFIL was renewed, with a memorandum delivered to the Greek consul. Lebanon awaits a military round of Lebanese-Israeli negotiations in Tampa between 22 and 24 October, before the Israeli elections, amid anticipation of internal and regional developments, tensions in Yemen and the third anniversary of the Al-Aqsa Flood operation.

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