Lebanon ceasefire faces monitoring and disarmament crisis

Israel reportedly retains positions and conducts operations in southern Lebanon while Hezbollah disarmament and withdrawal provisions remain unresolved. EU backing for a UNIFIL extension and a new three-year mission covering border, maritime, and state-security functions seeks to avert a vacuum; Lebanon’s large explosives seizure and continuing unexploded-ordnance danger have intensified concern about covert activity, without proving Hezbollah responsibility.