Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Thursday she and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed to establish a multinational coalition to support Lebanon after the UNIFIL mandate expires, according to N12's Asaf Rozentzweig. The announcement follows Macron's earlier statement on the same initiative.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni confirmed Thursday evening that she and French President Emmanuel Macron have agreed on forming a multinational coalition to support Lebanon once the UNIFIL peacekeeping force's mandate ends, as reported by N12 journalist Asaf Rozentzweig. The statement builds on Macron's own announcement earlier Thursday, which The Zioneer covered at 20:15, in which he first described the same initiative—a Franco-Italian-led coalition to replace UNIFIL. The initiative now has two Western leaders publicly aligned at the head of the effort. No specific participating nations, structure, or timeline have been disclosed. The remarks come as UNIFIL's mandate in Lebanon remains a subject of diplomatic discussion amid ongoing tensions along the Israel-Lebanon border and the broader regional security landscape.
3 developments
- DevelopingFrance confirms plan to deploy force to replace UNIFIL in Lebanon
- DevelopingMacron welcomes US-Iran MOU, pledges continued support for Lebanon sovereignty
- StrongFrance, Italy ask to join implementation of new Israel-Lebanon understandings
- DevelopingFrench Foreign Ministry: International coalition forces, backed by US, to be stationed in Lebanon
Source and signal
- Open-source intake