June 2 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has written to U.N. Security Council members stressing the need for a continued uniformed U.N. presence in Lebanon after the mandate of the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) expires at the year-end.

Israel has pushed past the Litani River, with the UNFIL peacekeeping force helpless to prevent an invasion.

UNITED NATIONS: UN chief Antonio Guterres said Monday (Jun 1) that it will be necessary to maintain peacekeepers in Lebanon after the mandate of the current mission expires at…