Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Friday that the goal of the framework agreement is to bring about an Israeli withdrawal from all Lebanese territory, according to an N12 report. He added that Lebanon commits to expanding state control through its security forces.
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam publicly defined the framework agreement's objective on Friday evening as achieving a full Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory — the highest-level Lebanese government statement yet on the deal signed in Washington earlier this week. Speaking according to a report by N12, Salam also reiterated Lebanon's commitment to extend state authority across the country via its security forces.
The statement aligns Lebanon's official position with a series of declarations by President Joseph Aoun and other officials, who have insisted on full sovereignty and Israeli withdrawal as non-negotiable conditions. It comes as the framework — which, as The Zioneer reported Friday, retains an IDF security zone in parts of southern Lebanon — faces conflicting interpretations between Israeli and Lebanese leaders.
Salam's remarks leave open whether Lebanese army deployment under the framework will proceed in parallel with or only after an Israeli pullout, a point on which previous statements have differed. No specifics were provided regarding the timeline or mechanism for withdrawal.
2 developments
- DevelopingLebanese PM Salam thanks US for securing release of five Lebanese detainees, vows to pursue full Israeli withdrawal
- DevelopingLebanese President Aoun: No compromise except full Israeli withdrawal
- DevelopingFM Sa'ar: Israel aims for peace with Lebanon, demands end to Hezbollah's Iranian occupation
- StrongHezbollah welcomes Lebanon ceasefire; PM pledges to press for Israeli withdrawal
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