EU Looking at Options for Boosting Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces, Document Says
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Category: WARS & RUMORS OF WARS
Summary:
The European Union is considering ways to strengthen Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces to allow the Lebanese army to concentrate on disarming Hezbollah, according to a document seen by Reuters. The EU plans consultations with Lebanese authorities and a scoping mission in early 2026 to explore assistance focused on advice, training, and capacity-building. This effort would not replace the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), whose mandate expires at the end of 2026, but could support transferring internal security tasks from the army to the Internal Security Forces. A meeting between senior EU and Lebanese officials is scheduled for December 15 to discuss these options.
Mysterion Insights
Scripture: Matthew 24:6-7
"And you will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars; see that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be famines and earthquakes."
Commentary:
The Lord’s words remind us that the recurring sound of conflict and tension is part of the age in which we live. Though these things come to pass, our hearts are to remain steadfast, undistracted by fear, and focused on Christ’s call to endurance and holiness. Let us watch in prayerful sobriety, discerning the signs yet not shaken, holding firmly to the hope set before us in Him.
Trend:
This development reflects the ongoing reality of international tensions, in line with Scripture’s indication that wars and rumors of wars persist across nations in this age.
Tags: War, Lebanon, Israel, European Union, Hezbollah, Agreement, Training, Capacity-building, Reuters
Source Excerpt:
Lebanese army members stand on a military vehicle during a Lebanese army media tour, to review the army’s operations in the southern Litani sector, in Alma Al-Shaab, near the border with Israel, southern Lebanon, Nov. 28, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Aziz Taher The European Union is studying options for strengthening Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces to help free up the Lebanese army to focus on disarming the terrorist group Hezbollah, according to a document seen by Reuters on Monday. A 2024 truce between Lebanon and Israel remains fragile, with Israel carrying out regular strikes on Lebanese territory that it says are targeting Iran-backed Hezbollah’s efforts to rearm. The document, produced by the EU’s diplomatic arm and circulated to the 27 member states, said it would pursue consultations with Lebanese authorities and that a scoping mission would take place in early 2026 on possible new assistance for the country’s Internal Security Forces. EU efforts could “focus on advice, training and capacity-building,” the paper said, adding that the bloc would not take over the tasks of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), whose mandate is set to expire at the end of 2026, when it is expec...
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Source: Algemeiner
Posted on 12-08-2025 17:20