EU agrees new security mission in Lebanon as UN peacekeepers prepare to leave

EU foreign ministers agreed in Luxembourg on Monday to establish a new civilian-military mission to strengthen Lebanon's security forces, foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said. At least eight countries, including France, Italy and Germany, have expressed interest in joining what is expected to be roughly 150 personnel focused on border security and countering drones; Kallas stressed the mission is not meant to replace the UN's Unifil force, whose mandate expires at the end of December, when it will begin withdrawing.

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