Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar submitted an official request to the United States, citing UNIFIL's failure to prevent Hezbollah's entrenchment south of Litani River.
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar has formally informed U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Israel seeks the immediate termination of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
In a letter, Sa’ar argued that UNIFIL has failed in its core mission, pointing to Iranian-backed Hezbollah’s continued terror buildup since the 2006 Second Lebanon War.
“The force was intended to be temporary from the outset and has failed in its fundamental task—to prevent Hezbollah’s entrenchment south of the Litani River,” wrote Sa’ar, according to Israel Hayom.