The vote to renew approval for the UN's peacekeeping mission in Lebanon has been delayed as France, the US and the UAE argue over the freedom of movement of UN troops, diplomats said.
It came down to the wire for the U.N. peacekeeping force on the Israeli-Lebanese border.The post After delay, UNIFIL renewed for another year appeared first on JNS.org.
According to some local media outlets, the senior US official might discuss the delineation of the land border between Lebanon and Israel. BEIRUT American envoy Amos Hochstein arrived.
US energy adviser Amos Hochstein's arrival in Beirut comes after Lebanon recently began drilling for oil and gas in the Block 9 area of its territorial waters.
The Iranian terror proxy is trying to block expansion of the peacekeepers mandate in Lebanon.The post Hezbollah beats war drums as UN meets on UNIFIL mandate appeared first on JNS.org.