A ceremony in Naqoura 20 February marked the handover of command from Italy to Norway. The OGL is now headed by Morten Einbu. The Norwgeian general Robert Mood, who is chief of UNTSO, was in charge of the ceremony. The Force Commander of UNIFIL, the Italian and the Norwegian ambassadors were also present. Observer Group Lebanon (OGL) is part of UNTSO (UN Truce Supervision Organization). UNTSO is the oldest observer mission in the Middle East. Its headquarter is in Jerusalem, but it has observers groups in Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Egypt and Jordan.
OGL has at present six Norwegian observers.