On 17 August 2026, the UK signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Lebanon's Ministry of Interior and Municipalities and Ministry of Defence, according to the British Embassy Beirut. The embassy said the agreement reaffirmed the UK's long-standing partnership with Lebanon's security institutions.

Under the arrangement, the UK's Integrated Security Fund was to support a 31-month Internal Security Assistance Programme for the Internal Security Forces and the Lebanese Army, totalling up to £16.3 million. The embassy said the partnership was intended to contribute to security, stability, state authority and institutional resilience in Lebanon, and to support professional, accountable and effective responses to internal and external security challenges, including counter-terrorism activities and criminal violence.

British Ambassador to Lebanon Hamish Cowell said the MOU reflected a shared commitment to a more secure, stable and resilient Lebanon and to supporting professional state institutions such as the Lebanese Army and Internal Security Forces. The embassy stated that the UK had been a close partner of both forces since 2009.