According to a Channel 12 report published Thursday night, Israel is moving toward a partial withdrawal from Lebanese territory, despite official statements to the contrary. The report, citing sources familiar with the matter, offers the latest twist in weeks of contradictory signals about the IDF's long-term presence north of the border.
A Channel 12 investigative report published Thursday evening claims that — contrary to repeated public statements by Israeli officials — the government is advancing toward a partial military withdrawal from territory in southern Lebanon. The report, which cites unnamed sources familiar with the talks, describes a tense atmosphere and significant difficulties in the negotiations.
This report adds to a long-running back-and-forth over the IDF's presence in Lebanon since the ceasefire with Hezbollah took effect. Over the past week alone, The Zioneer has tracked multiple, often contradictory, signals: a US State Department claim of a 'goodwill' pullback was denied by both the IDF and the Lebanese military; Lebanese media reported progress in military talks in Washington; and an Iranian state-linked outlet asserted a full withdrawal had been agreed — all while the IDF continued ground operations in southern Lebanese villages. The Channel 12 report positions itself as a 'revealed' account of behind-the-scenes decision-making, indicating the current trajectory is toward a partial, not full, withdrawal, but it does not specify which territory would be retained or withdrawn from.
The report remains a single-source account, though from a major Israeli news outlet. The official Israeli position has consistently been that there would be no substantive withdrawal until all ceasefire conditions — including Hezbollah's disarmament and full withdrawal north of the Litani River — are met. The apparent contradiction between public posture and reported negotiating reality is the story's central angle. No official confirmation or denial of this specific report had been issued at press time.
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