Cabinet Minister Orit Strock declared Thursday that Israel will not withdraw from Lebanon, Syria, or Gaza, calling the permanent security presence the direct lesson of the October 7 attack. Strock spoke at a Jewish identity initiative launch in Petah Tikva.
Minister Orit Strock, a member of the Security Cabinet, made the statement on Thursday at the launch of a Jewish identity initiative in Petah Tikva. 'I promise you, we are not leaving Lebanon, just as we are not leaving Syria, just as we are not leaving Gaza. We are not leaving. We learned the lesson of October 7,' she said.
Strock is the latest senior Israeli official to publicly rule out a withdrawal from the security buffer zones established in southern Lebanon, parts of Syria, and the Gaza Strip following the 2023-2025 campaign. Her remarks align with positions voiced by Prime Minister Netanyahu, Defense Minister Katz, and Finance Minister Smotrich in recent days — as reported by The Zioneer — amid diplomatic pressure linked to US-Iran negotiations. The minister offered no timeline or conditions for the security presence.
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