Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directly demanded Tuesday that Iran and Hezbollah leave Lebanon, saying 'you have nothing to do here.' Speaking publicly, he added that as long as Hezbollah remains armed and threatening Israel, the IDF will not withdraw from the area. The remarks mark a rare on-camera ultimatum toward both Tehran and the Lebanese militia.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday issued a direct, public ultimatum to Iran and Hezbollah, calling on them to leave Lebanon. "Go away from here — you have nothing to do here. There are two sovereign states that want to make peace between them, that want to bring back a reality of security and prosperity to the residents of the north and also to the residents of Lebanon," he said. Netanyahu stressed: "As long as Hezbollah, armed, is here, threatening us — we stay here." The statement, delivered on camera and published by Channel 12, is one of the sharpest on-record demands Netanyahu has made directly to Iran and Hezbollah during the current campaign. It comes against the backdrop of ongoing Israeli operations on the Lebanon front, a US-mediated framework for Lebanese sovereignty restoration, and reported US-Iran contacts. The Zioneer previously reported Netanyahu's earlier remarks (June 27) that the Lebanese government had for the first time told Iran and Hezbollah to leave, and the US State Department's endorsement (June 26) of a withdrawal conditioned on Hezbollah disarmament. Netanyahu's latest on-camera statement appears designed to publicly harden that position and signal directly to the adversaries.
2 developments
- DevelopingNetanyahu: For the first time, Lebanon's government tells Iran and Hezbollah to leave
- StrongNetanyahu to troops in Lebanon: 'We're not leaving until the threat is gone — a punch to the Iranian axis'
- StrongNetanyahu: IDF to stay in southern Lebanon as long as needed; 300 Hezbollah targets struck in two days
- ConfirmedNetanyahu addresses Lebanese people: 'Israel is not at war with you, but with Hezbollah'
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