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UN Security Council renews UNIFIL mandate amid Israel-Hezbollah conflict

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Today’s latest news on the attacks between Israel and Lebanon

Aug. 28 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The UN Security Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to renew the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for another year amid intense clashes between the Shiite militia party Hezbollah and the Israeli army following the Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip.

The resolution was adopted unanimously by the 15 countries of the Council, so the mandate of UNIFIL – made up of some 10,500 soldiers, of which about 650 are Spanish – has been renewed until August 31, 2025.

“Extending UNIFIL’s mandate, as this resolution does, supports our goal of regional de-escalation, which is more important than ever,” said U.S. Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations Robert Wood after the vote.

In this regard, he recalled that UNIFIL “plays an important role in monitoring activities along the Blue Line”, established in 2000 by the United Nations following the conflict with Israel, and in promoting stability, as well as supporting local communities through humanitarian access.

Southern Lebanon has been the scene of a daily exchange of shells between Israel and Hezbollah since the attacks carried out by the Palestinian militias on October 7, which resulted in the deaths of 1,200 people and 240 hostages.

In response, the Israeli army launched an offensive on the Gaza Strip that has already claimed the lives of more than 40,500 Palestinians, according to data from the authorities in the Gaza Strip, controlled by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas).

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