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Israel tells Pentagon chief will keep troops in Lebanon, Syria, Gaza 'security zones'
Katz said the deployments are meant to shield border communities as Israel rejects U.S. pressure to pull back, with forces still inside zones in three areas.
- Early Thursday, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz told U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that Israel is determined to maintain its "security zones" inside Lebanon, Syria, and the Gaza Strip to protect its borders from jihadist threats.
- Reports from Axios suggest President Donald Trump recently urged Israel to withdraw forces from these buffer zones, though neither Washington nor Jerusalem has publicly confirmed the request.
- Israel currently controls 60 percent of the Gaza Strip and maintains a "security zone" extending roughly 10 kilometres into Lebanon, which officials claim prevents terrorist groups from re-establishing positions near Israeli communities.
- Hegseth updated Katz on U.S. strikes against Iranian infrastructure as regional tensions escalate, with Iran launching missiles at U.S. facilities in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan.
- Negotiations concluded a fifth round in Rome on Wednesday, with U.S.-brokered talks aiming to establish "pilot zones" to facilitate a steady withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon.
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Israel's Defense Minister, Israel Katz, expressed during the night of Thursday to Friday to his American counterpart Pete Hegseth the " determination of Israel" to maintain its forces deployed in "safe areas" in Lebanon, Syria and the Gaza Strip.
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CartaCapitalIsrael and Lebanon Make New Round of Negotiation in Rome with American Mediation The Israeli Defense Minister informed his American counterpart, Pete Hegseth, on Thursday (16), that Israel is determined to maintain its forces in "security zones" that it established in Lebanon, Syria and the Gaza Strip. The Israeli office Katz stated in a statement that the two spoke during the night and the minister "emphasized Israel's determination to remain i…
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