US Plan to Deploy Multinational Forces to Monitor Ceasefire in Southern Lebanon
Trump administration considers establishing an alternative civilian monitoring force to UNIFIL in southern Lebanon
Translated by Qiyas from سرمد — Original source
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is considering establishing a mechanism to monitor the implementation of the ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel, as part of potential arrangements for the post-UNIFIL mandate period, according to sources familiar with the matter cited by Asharq Al-Awsat.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who has been closely involved in this file, recently raised the possibility of creating a “civilian monitoring force.”
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz is scheduled to visit the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on Monday and Tuesday of next week, where he will meet Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, and Speaker of the Parliament Nabih Berri.
