UN Chief Declares UN Presence "Necessary" in Lebanon Amid Israeli Expansion
πΊπ³ LEBANON β Guterres calls UN presence "necessary" after IDF took Beaufort. π LOOK CLOSER: Guterres asserting necessity signals UN is resisting displacement from southern Lebanon as Israel formalizes its buffer zone. For Netanyahu, it creates an international witness problem β UN observers complicate IDF freedom of movement. For Rubio's de-escalation proposal, a UN role could be the face-saving mechanism neither side has named yet.