A Zioneer desk analysis argues that the current ceasefire framework in Lebanon is governed by the U.S.-Iran understanding — which does not require Hezbollah to withdraw north of the Litani — rather than by the original Israel-Lebanon agreement, which did, and which the Israeli government is no longer enforcing.
A Zioneer desk analysis posted Monday afternoon argues that the Israeli government is currently acting in accordance with the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding on Lebanon — not the bilateral ceasefire agreement Israel signed with Lebanon in late 2024. The original accord, brokered with U.S. backing, stipulated that all Hezbollah operatives south of the Litani River must evacuate north of the waterway, and that Israel retains the de facto right to strike any who remained. The U.S.-Iran framework, to which Israel is not a party, establishes a ceasefire in Lebanon without requiring any Hezbollah withdrawal, the analysis states. The desk argues that Israel is now complying with the Iranian-brokered terms rather than its own signed deal. The post is an analytical commentary, not a news report — its claims are attributed to the desk's assessment and cannot be independently confirmed as official Israeli policy.
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