Israel has presented three minimum conditions for withdrawing its forces from southern Lebanon: the complete withdrawal of all Hezbollah operatives north of the Litani River, the dismantling of Hezbollah's terror infrastructure south of the Litani, and full Israeli operational freedom to address remaining threats, according to a report by Israel Hayom journalist Lilach Shoval.
In a report published Sunday afternoon by Israel Hayom journalist Lilach Shoval, Israel has laid out its bottom-line demands for the withdrawal of IDF forces from southern Lebanon. The three conditions are: (1) the full withdrawal of all Hezbollah operatives north of the Litani River; (2) the dismantling of Hezbollah's terrorist infrastructure south of the Litani; and (3) full Israeli freedom of action to neutralize any residual threats. The report comes amid ongoing diplomatic efforts involving the United States and Iran, in which the status of southern Lebanon has emerged as a key sticking point. As The Zioneer has reported over the past week, Iran has conditioned a war-ending deal on the inclusion of Lebanon and an Israeli withdrawal, while U.S. officials have indicated that such a withdrawal is not a U.S.-imposed condition and that Israel retains the right to self-defense. No official confirmation from the Israeli government or security establishment was immediately available, and the precise diplomatic channel through which these conditions were communicated remains unclear. The conditions appear to go beyond the terms of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which ended the 2006 war, by demanding not only a Hezbollah withdrawal but also the dismantling of infrastructure and explicit Israeli operational freedom.
2 developments
- StrongIran conditions war-ending deal on Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon
- StrongIRGC issues two new demands: full Israel withdrawal from southern Lebanon and end to air operations
- DevelopingLebanese Speaker Reportedly Sets Conditions for Israel Deal
- ConfirmedIDF: Troops have full freedom of action across southern Lebanon against any threat
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