Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday evening that the Lebanese government has for the first time told Iran and Hezbollah to "get out of here," according to Israeli media. He made the remark in response to a question from Channel 14.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday evening that the Lebanese government has for the first time told Iran and Hezbollah to leave. The remark came in response to a question from Channel 14, as reported by Ariel Kahana (Israel Hayom).
Netanyahu's statement follows a week of significant developments in Israeli-Lebanese relations. As The Zioneer reported Saturday (21:34 Jerusalem), Netanyahu described the security agreement with Lebanon as a defeat for Iran, and said the IDF would remain in southern Lebanon until the Hezbollah threat is removed. Earlier Saturday (20:58), he said the Lebanese government had shown "great courage" and that Israel would remain at the Beaufort outpost.
The prime minister's framing — that Lebanon is now openly distancing itself from Iran and Hezbollah — represents a notable public shift in rhetoric from Beirut, if borne out by official statements from the Lebanese government. No immediate confirmation from Lebanese officials was available in this evening's reports.
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