Paris Talks Assess Lebanese Army Needs as UNIFIL Exit Nears

Military leaders from Europe and Arab states meet in Paris on September 17, 2026, to plan what Lebanon's army will need in the south once UN peacekeeping force UNIFIL leaves. France's Emmanuel Macron opens the talks with Lebanon's Joseph Aoun and Jordan's King Abdullah II. UNIFIL, nearly 50 years old with about 7,500 troops, is due to depart in January.