Israel has objected to a reported US demand, attributed to President Trump, to halt its military operations in Lebanon as part of the emerging understandings with Iran, according to Israel Hayom. Officials stressed that freedom of action against Hezbollah is not subject to negotiation.
Israel has pushed back against a reported US demand, attributed to President Trump, to halt its military operations in Lebanon as part of the emerging framework of understandings with Iran, according to a report by Israel Hayom. The report, citing political sources, stated that Israeli officials emphasized that freedom of action against Hezbollah is not subject to negotiation.
This development follows a thread of statements and reports in recent days about the terms of a potential US-Iran deal and its implications for Israel's operations in Lebanon. As The Zioneer reported earlier Tuesday, analyst Yair Goldblatt noted that President Trump appears to acknowledge that Israeli fighting against Hezbollah will continue, while also raising the possibility of Syrian forces entering Lebanon — a notion Israel opposes. In a separate SAME-THREAD development, Hezbollah stated Tuesday afternoon that Iran would not sign any deal without an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, a condition the US has officially said is not on the table.
Multiple BACKGROUND reports have tracked the Iran deal's connection to Lebanon: former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned over the weekend that Iran is conditioning any agreement on Israel stopping operations in Lebanon, while a US official told Reuters Monday that an Israeli withdrawal is not a condition and that Israel retains self-defense rights. Hezbollah itself has maintained a posture of conditional restraint since the ceasefire, warning it will respond if Israel operates in Lebanon.
What remains unclear is whether the reported Trump demand represents a formal US negotiating position or a trial balloon, and whether it has been conveyed directly to Jerusalem. The report is based on a single source and has not been corroborated independently.
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