# EU approves new security mission in Lebanon as UN peacekeepers prepare to leave

https://mins.news/en/item/96703

- euronews, 2026-10-12 15:26 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/12/eu-agrees-new-security-mission-in-lebanon-as-un-peacekeepers-prepare-to-leave

> EU foreign ministers approved a civilian-military mission to train Lebanon’s armed forces. It will not replace UNIFIL, whose mandate expires in December; the mission’s staffing and participating countries are still to be determined.

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