Bloomberg has published the classified military annex to the Israel-Lebanon framework agreement, which Beirut had sought to keep secret, according to Israel Hayom. The annex details a pilot zone south of the Litani River to be cleared of arms and Hezbollah infrastructure under third-party supervision, a joint military coordination cell between Israel and Lebanon, and Lebanon's commitment to disarm Hezbollah before Israel's phased withdrawal.
Bloomberg has published the classified military annex to the framework agreement signed Friday in Washington between Israel, Lebanon, and the United States, a document that Beirut had requested remain under wraps, according to a report by Israel Hayom. The annex, obtained and released by the outlet, outlines operational details of the phased security transition not disclosed in the public 14-point framework.
Key provisions include the immediate launch of a pilot zone south of the Litani River, where the Lebanese Armed Forces, under third-party monitoring, will clear the area of weapons, tunnels, command centers, and other terrorist infrastructure. The annex also mandates the establishment of a joint Israeli-Lebanese military coordination cell operating around the clock to prevent friction. Lebanon commits to fully disarm Hezbollah and all other non-state armed groups, stripping them of any military capability within the country. Only after that disarmament is verified will Israel begin a gradual, conditioned withdrawal in coordination with the deployment of the Lebanese army.
As The Zioneer previously reported, the public framework agreement signed on June 26 established a 14-point plan centered on mutual recognition, a phased IDF withdrawal conditioned on Hezbollah disarmament, and the exclusion of Iran and Hezbollah from state institutions. The annex now provides the granular implementation timetable and enforcement mechanisms that officials had hinted at but never published. The publication is attributed to a single outlet, and Israeli or Lebanese officials have not yet confirmed or denied the document's authenticity.
2 developments
- DevelopingFull text of Israel-Lebanon framework: gradual IDF withdrawal after Hezbollah disarmament
- DevelopingAnalyst: Israel-Lebanon framework keeps IDF 10 km inside Lebanon until Hezbollah disarms
- StrongIsrael demands demilitarization of south Lebanon and full operational freedom as condition for IDF withdrawal
- DevelopingWriter argues deal forces IDF to stay in most Lebanese villages until Hezbollah military dismantled
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