An EEAS fact-finding mission is expected in Beirut in the coming days to test the ground
The European Union is weighing a future role in Lebanon, but any potential EU military presence would be radically different from the current UN peacekeeping mission, with EU blue helmets potentially giving up positions in the south of the country near the border with Israel.
A coordinated push led by Rome is promoting a new format that would shift from boots-on-the-ground peacekeeping toward training and capacity-building for Lebanese forces, while allowing EU countries to maintain a military presence in Lebanon. Nevertheless, the mission would change in both scope and geography.
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