emmanuel macron should ask israel to stop occupation
I mean, he was killed by Hezbollah. Might as well ask them to stop occupying Lebanon too, but I doubt either will happen.
hezbollah isnt occupying lebanon, they are a legal political force. They were formed to deter israeli occupation 4 decades ago
They’re only legal because they’re too strong for the Lebanese government to disarm. Thanks, Iran.
True, thanks iran for supporting armed resistance against 21st century nazis
Yeah, if you look at the history of Hezbollah, it looks a lot like an occupying force backed by Iran. It’s obviously more complicated than that, but Lebanon has gotten the shaft from all sides on this and has very little self autonomy.
Hey, Iran couldn’t bomb a Jewish center in Argentina on their own, could they?
searches
It sounds like the peacekeeping mission actually is going to end quite soon.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Interim_Force_in_Lebanon
UNIFIL’s mandate is renewed annually by the United Nations Security Council; it was most recently extended on 28 August 2025 with the passing of UNSCR 2790[2] which set out the final extension of the mission’s mandate until 31 December 2026, with its drawdown and withdrawal to then take place throughout 2027.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/29/un-unifil-lebanon-peacekeeping-mission-withdrawal
UN to end Lebanon peacekeeping mission next year after Israeli and US pressure
Unifil mandate extended but troops patrolling Lebanon-Israel border to be withdrawn in December 2026
After the vote, the US ambassador to the UN, Dorothy Shea, said it was the last time the US would extend the Unifil mission. “The United States notes that the first ‘i’ in Unifil stands for ‘interim’. The time has come for Unifil’s mission to end,” she said.
The decision was also praised by the Israeli representative to the UN, Danny Danon, who said: “For a change, we have some good news coming from the UN.”
Under the presidency of Donald Trump, the US has moved closer to Israel’s position on Unifil. Israel has long considered Unifil to provide political cover to Hezbollah by failing to adequately disarm the militia in southern Lebanon since the end of the 2006 war, and has pushed for the mission to be disbanded.
So basically they want the UN troops out to they can shell more indiscriminately
