Israel Threatens 'Great Force' Response to Iran, Vows Prolonged Lebanon Occupation
- On Monday, Defense Minister Israel Katz announced a pilot program for limited IDF withdrawals from southern Lebanon, focusing initially on the zone between the Yellow Line and the Litani River.
- Katz stated that any withdrawal remains conditional on the Lebanese Armed Forces clearing Hezbollah, where approximately 2,500 fighters currently remain active in southern Lebanon.
- IDF operations destroyed around 100% of border villages in central and western areas and 73% in eastern regions, leaving approximately 200,000 of 1.3 million evacuees with no homes to return to.
- Katz clarified that Israel will only partially withdraw, warning that Washington and Israel could disagree on whether the Lebanese Armed Forces have sufficiently cleared Hezbollah.
- The IDF maintains an indefinite presence strategy despite international pressure for full withdrawal, as officials view establishing permanent security zones as premature and potentially revisiting past models.
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Katz: IDF will remain in security zone until Hezbollah disarmed 'throughout Lebanon'
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Saturday that the Israel Defense Forces will remain in Lebanon until Hezbollah is disarmed throughout the country, hailing the framework signed with Beirut as a "historic" achievement.The deal "could, for the first time in decades, shape a new and safer reality along the northern border and in Lebanon, and strengthen the security of Israel's citizens over the long term," Katz said in a Hebrew statemen…
In the framework of the Israeli-Lebanese agreement, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz assured that his country will not withdraw from southern Lebanon until Hezbollah is disarmed and his country’s troops are prepared “for a prolonged stay in the security zone.” “The fundamental principle set out in the agreement is that there will be no Israeli withdrawal in southern Lebanon, or withdrawal, as long as the Hezbollah terrorist organization is n…
Israeli Defense Minister Katz warned Iran not to implement a direct agreement with Lebanon.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz welcomed the framework peace agreement between Israel and Lebanon signed in Washington on Friday, The Times of Israel reports.
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