# Lebanese in Israeli-occupied south fear bleak future after UN peacekeepers withdraw

https://mins.news/en/item/60499

- Reuters, 2026-09-16 07:45 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/lebanese-israeli-occupied-south-fear-bleak-future-once-un-peacekeepers-withdraw-2026-09-16/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aaa4905a4391a0001266e86

> UN peacekeeping vehicles were the only cars on the road as they passed bombed-out buildings en route to Christian towns deep in southern Lebanon’s Israeli-occupied zone. Residents fear a bleak future once the peacekeepers leave.

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