Prime Minister Netanyahu told a conference that the IDF intends to remain in the announced security zone in southern Lebanon, and stated there will be no state solution other than one unified Israel between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.
Prime Minister Netanyahu's remarks at a conference Sunday evening reaffirmed the IDF's intent to maintain the security zone in southern Lebanon, and rejected the two-state solution framework. Netanyahu stated there will be no state solution outside of one unified Israel between the Jordan River and the sea.
Netanyahu has repeatedly asserted Israel's open-ended presence in the southern Lebanon buffer zone in recent weeks — a position reinforced by Defense Minister Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Zamir in a late-night call with Northern Command last Tuesday (The Zioneer, Jun 23). A similar rejection of a Palestinian state between the Jordan and the Mediterranean was reported by The Zioneer on Jun 27.
The remarks come as separate sources reported the same position earlier this week regarding buffer zones in Gaza, Syria, and Lebanon (The Zioneer, Jun 21). To date, no official response has been reported from Lebanese or Palestinian authorities.
2 developments
- StrongNetanyahu, defense chiefs reaffirm IDF will maintain security zone in southern Lebanon
- DevelopingNetanyahu declares Israel will hold security zones in Gaza, Syria, Lebanon as long as needed
- DevelopingNetanyahu: Lebanese civilians will not be allowed back into IDF-held security zone
- DevelopingNetanyahu: Israel will remain in Lebanon as long as needed, defying reported Iranian condition on Hormuz
Source and signal
- Internal intake