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❗️China urges UN Security Council to reconsider ending UNIFIL mandate in Lebanon China’s ambassador to the UN said on Friday that the UN Security Council should reconsider its decision to end the mandate of a long-running peacekeeping mission in Lebanon at the end of this year. Envoy Fu Cong said China, which is holding the Security Council presidency for May, is worried about the situation in Lebanon. He added that there is no genuine ceasefire in place, describing it instead as a "lesser fire." "It is incumbent on Israel to stop this bombardment of Lebanon," he told reporters. Fu also said he had recently discussed the matter with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. According to him, the UN secretariat is considering a review and is expected to present options in June for implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1701. "I think at least the view of the overwhelming majority of the Security Council is that this is not the time to redraw UNIFIL," Fu said.