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19 September 2026

The new lines of southern Lebanon

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The new lines of southern Lebanon

The U. N. expanded the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon's mandate 20 years ago to include monitoring adherence to a ceasefire in fighting between Israel and Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah — the militant group created in 1982 to counter a second Israeli invasion. (Image credit: Diego Ibarra Sánchez for NPR)

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