Defense Minister Israel Katz said Sunday that the ceasefire announced on Saturday keeps the IDF in all its positions in the security buffer zone protecting northern Israeli communities. Katz signed a statement by Nitzan Shapira stressing that Israel will not withdraw from the buffer zone, reiterating the position he and Prime Minister Netanyahu have conveyed.
Defense Minister Israel Katz on Sunday reiterated that the ceasefire announced Saturday leaves the IDF in full control of all positions in the security buffer zone in southern Lebanon, which protects northern Israeli communities. The statement, issued via Nitzan Shapira and signed by Katz, says: "The ceasefire announced yesterday leaves the IDF in all positions in the security zone that protects the northern communities. As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and I have clarified: Israel will not withdraw from the security zone in Lebanon." This reaffirms the open-ended presence Katz previously outlined, as The Zioneer has reported — the IDF will maintain its deployment in the buffer zone regardless of ceasefire frameworks. Katz has repeatedly stated that the security zones in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza were a key war achievement, and that Israel has communicated this position directly to the Trump administration. The current ceasefire, whose terms have not been fully detailed, appears to freeze rather than reverse Israel's forward deployment.
3 developments
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- StrongKatz: IDF will stay in Lebanon, Syria, Gaza security zones indefinitely, rejects withdrawal pressure
- DevelopingKatz: IDF thwarting Hezbollah tunnels, destroying terror infrastructure near Lebanon border fence
- StrongKatz: Israel will not relinquish gains in Iran negotiations
Source and signal
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