The Israel Defense Forces welcome the U.S.-backed trilateral framework with Lebanon but consider it impractical to implement, according to Channel 13. Military sources say no withdrawal orders have been issued, and planning continues for pullbacks in three southern villages pending verified Hezbollah disarmament.
The IDF has expressed serious reservations about the feasibility of the Israel-Lebanon framework agreement signed in Washington on Friday, according to Channel 13. Military sources say the army views the deal as impractical because it effectively requires Israeli forces to remain inside Lebanon indefinitely until Hezbollah is verifiably disarmed — an outcome the IDF believes is unlikely to materialize.
No withdrawal orders have yet been received by the military. Defense officials have identified three southern Lebanese villages — Frun, Al-Ghandouriya, and Western Zoutar — as potential sites for future pullbacks, though planning remains contingent on operational assessments.
The 14-point trilateral agreement, released by the U.S. State Department, commits both countries to a phased process: the Lebanese Armed Forces assume full security responsibility in pilot zones, enabling the return of displaced residents, while the IDF withdraws only after non-state armed groups are disarmed and their infrastructure dismantled. Israel declared it "has no territorial ambitions in Lebanon."
The U.S. administration is reportedly studying a ceasefire monitoring mechanism similar to frameworks previously implemented in Gaza. The framework conditions any new U.S. assistance on verifiable milestones and bars reconstruction funds from reaching Hezbollah or affiliated entities. As The Zioneer reported, Lebanese public reaction has been mixed, with the deal excluding Hezbollah from the political process.
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