Middle East
Israel wants US-led force to disarm Lebanon's Hezbollah
Lebanon prefers the UN to continue to provide peacekeeping functions at the fraught southern border but its mandate expires in three months
September 28, 2026
Lebanon prefers the UN to continue to provide peacekeeping functions at the fraught southern border but its mandate expires in three months
US aid is allowing IDF to systematically blow up villages, spray herbicide, shoot white phosphorus — making the land uninhabitable in the south
Interestingly, the U.S. Intelligence Community agrees
As long as Israeli forces remain on Lebanese soil, the risk of the conflict reigniting — deliberately or inadvertently — will remain significant.
Despite White House hopes, the faction's political rivals see Israel as waging war on all of Lebanon
Recent polling suggests there is no American support for this
