Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman Boaz Bismuth said at the Katif conference that the IDF will remain in Lebanon regardless of intense pressure, and that only the IDF is responsible for Israel's security across the region.
Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman Boaz Bismuth delivered the remarks at the Katif conference, an event associated with the former Gush Katif communities. The statement reinforces the government's declared policy of maintaining an IDF presence in southern Lebanon despite international pressure. Bismuth specifically rejected the notion that any other entity could provide security for Israel, naming the fronts in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza.
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