Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday evening that Israel achieved "tremendous gains" in its campaigns and will maintain a security buffer zone in southern Lebanon as long as necessary to protect northern residents. He also vowed that as long as he is prime minister, Iran will not obtain nuclear weapons.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a dual-front policy statement on Sunday evening, reiterating Israel's commitment to the security buffer zone in southern Lebanon and his personal vow to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. The statement, his second on the Lebanon front in as many days (as The Zioneer reported at Sat 20:09 Jerusalem), reinforces the government's position that the military presence in southern Lebanon will persist as long as required — effectively rebuffing any diplomatic pressure to set a withdrawal timeline. On Iran, Netanyahu's remarks continue a sequence of similar declarations (The Zioneer reported the same core pledge on Fri Jun 12, Mon Jun 15 at 19:44 and 21:09, and Mon Jun 15 at 22:33, spanning the U.S.-Iran agreement announcement). The prime minister framed both commitments as non-negotiable, citing the protection of northern residents and the existential threat of a nuclear Iran as his red lines. The statement did not address specific timelines, operational updates, or the status of any ongoing negotiations.
4 developments
- StrongNetanyahu: Iran will not get nuclear weapons — with or without a deal
- ConfirmedNetanyahu: Israel will stay in security buffer zones as long as needed to defend itself
- StrongNetanyahu: Israel will maintain security presence in southern Lebanon 'as long as needed'
- DevelopingNetanyahu tells Trump Israel won't withdraw from Lebanon, abandon north
Source and signal
- Internal intake