# Lebanon warns of security vacuum as UNIFIL mandate nears expiry

https://mins.news/en/video/99950

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-10-14 14:50 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTeHXhUV3RQ

> The future of the UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon is uncertain as its mandate approaches its December 31, 2026 expiry, with the United States and Israel opposing renewal. Lebanon wants an international peacekeeping presence to remain, warning that a withdrawal could create a security vacuum and hinder efforts to extend state authority in the south.

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