The situation in the Middle East - Security Council, 10127th meeting

Officials warn of escalating crisis in Lebanon, as Security Council speakers trade blame for death of three peacekeepers, urge respect for ceasefire.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 02:06:49
• Production Date: 31 March 2026
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Personal Subject: JEAN-PIERRE LACROIX; MOHAMED KHALED KHIARI; THOMAS FLETCHER
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS INTERIM FORCE IN LEBANON - UNIFIL; UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS - OCHA; DEPARTMENT OF PEACE OPERATIONS - DPO
• Subject Topical: MIDDLE EAST SITUATION; PEACE AND SECURITY; PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS; PEACEKEEPERS; CEASEFIRES; DEATH; LEBANON SITUATION; CONFLICT
• Geographic Subject: LEBANON; MIDDLE EAST
• MAMS Id: 3551007
• Parent Id: 3550501
• Alternate Title: MTG SC 10127 MIDDLE EAST 31 MAR 2026 AM

Description

Destruction, displacement and widespread panic have returned to Lebanon, senior United Nations officials in the region detailed today, as the Security Council convened an emergency meeting following the deaths of three peacekeepers and delegates traded accusations over who was responsible.

As war continues to rage in the Middle East, today’s meeting, requested by France, focused on the situation in Lebanon, where clashes between Israel Defense Forces and Hizbullah are intensifying, despite the ceasefire agreement of November 2024. Since 1978, the UN has maintained the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) — first mandated to confirm the withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon, and later to accompany and support the Lebanese Armed Forces as they deploy throughout the south, including along the Blue Line.

• Briefer: Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations
• Briefer: Mr. Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations
• Briefer: Mr. Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (via video-teleconference)
• Statements: All Council members, with Somalia speaking on behalf of: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, Somalia
• Statements: Lebanon, Israel, Indonesia, Poland
• Further statement: France

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S/PV.10127