The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is most likely to begin withdrawing from the UN-patrolled so-called Blue Line zone on December 31, 2026.

The mission has 7,565 peacekeepers from 46 countries, according to DW. Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam warned of the need to “avert the vacuum that UNIFIL's withdrawal could create, were it to take place without agreement on a new international force to replace it”.