Lebanon holds parliamentary elections

The Council extended UNIFIL’s mandate for another year while implementation of Resolution 1701 remained incomplete.

The eighth report reviewed post-Doha developments, Blue Line incidents and the question of armed groups.

The government announced parliamentary elections for 7 June, a key test of political coalitions following the 2008 crisis.

Lebanon announced its ambassador to Syria amid normalization of formal diplomatic ties and continuing debates over regional influence.

The report noted rockets fired from southern Lebanon during the Gaza crisis and Israeli artillery responses, while describing relative stability elsewhere.

The Secretary-General reviewed ceasefire implementation and continuing security issues in southern Lebanon.

The Council extended the mandate of UNIFIL, continuing international monitoring of southern Lebanon.

The report discussed implementation and Lebanese investigations into alleged Israeli espionage networks.

The report assessed security conditions and continued investigations of alleged Israeli spying networks.

A clash among members of the PFLP-GC in eastern Lebanon left at least one dead, drawing attention to armed Palestinian bases outside state control.