Post-UNIFIL Lebanon Plan

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio renewed his proposal to have a civilian body verify Hezbollah’s withdrawal and the Lebanese army’s deployment in the pilot areas. Beirut, however, rejected replacing UNIFIL with a civilian mission, calling instead for a credible force under the UN umbrella. France and the United States are discussing arrangements to prevent a security vacuum when UNIFIL’s mandate ends late this year. Options include extending its mission by at least six months or increasing the number of monitors to around 1,500, with their work tied to Resolution 1701 and the framework agreement between Lebanon and Israel. No arrangement has yet been agreed, and the talks are expected to become clearer during the visit to Beirut by the U.S. representative to the United Nations.

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