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UN appoints Major General Diodato Abagnara as new UNIFIL commander in Lebanon

04-06-2025 | 13:53

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UN appoints Major General Diodato Abagnara as new UNIFIL commander in Lebanon

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Major General Diodato Abagnara as the new head of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), according to a statement released by the mission.

Abagnara will succeed Lieutenant General Aroldo Lázaro Sáenz, who has held the post since 2022.

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