Andrea Tenenti - The Daily Star Lebanon

Tenenti Dismisses US-Israel Deal to End UNIFIL Mission as Rumors

June 12, 2025 0

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has dismissed claims of a purported agreement between the United States and Israel to terminate its peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon. UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti characterized such reports as unfounded rumors, reaffirming the mission’s ongoing commitment to its mandate under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701. Resolution 1701, adopted in 2006, mandates …