UNIFIL pledges to support cessation-of-hostilities implementation

OCHA humanitarian reporting described widespread displacement, healthcare attacks and deaths in Lebanon, using provisional Ministry of Public Health and IOM figures.

A UK parliamentary research briefing cites UN figures of at least 3,961 deaths in Lebanon since 8 October 2023 and approximately 1.2 million displaced by late November. Figures are time-specific and...

The UN Secretary-General welcomed the announced Israel–Lebanon cessation-of-hostilities agreement and called for full implementation of Security Council Resolution 1701.

A cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah came into effect. UNIFIL welcomed the announcement and called for full implementation of Security Council resolution 1701; civilian security...

A cessation of hostilities took effect at 04:00 local time. The agreement envisaged restrictions on attacks, Lebanese army deployment and Israeli withdrawal, while implementation remained contested.

President Joseph Aoun designated former ICJ president Nawaf Salam to form a government after parliamentary consultations. The choice signalled a shift in Lebanese political alignments after the war.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres visited UNIFIL forces in the south amid efforts to implement the ceasefire and deploy the Lebanese army.

Guterres said Israeli withdrawal, Lebanese Armed Forces deployment and control of weapons were essential to Resolution 1701. He also described destruction and reconstruction needs.

UN officials reported 15 people killed, including a Lebanese soldier, as civilians attempted to return to southern villages; the original withdrawal timetable was not met.

Israel and Lebanon agreed to extend the Israeli troop withdrawal deadline to 18 February, after the initial 60-day period expired.