A senior Israeli official says the emerging agreement includes three Israeli demands: no IDF withdrawal from the original Yellow Line defensive positions; US and Lebanon agreeing that IDF will not withdraw until Hezbollah disarms; and a framework neutralizing Iran's demand for a full withdrawal, with US and Lebanese consent. The official describes it as a significant achievement.
A senior Israeli official has disclosed the three key terms of the emerging tripartite framework with the United States and Lebanon, according to a report circulated via Israeli defense channels Friday evening. The official stated that Israel insisted on: (1) no IDF withdrawal from the original Yellow Line defensive positions; (2) US and Lebanese agreement that IDF forces will not withdraw until Hezbollah is disarmed; and (3) neutralization of Iran's demand for a full Israeli withdrawal, with US and Lebanese consent. The official described the package as 'a very significant achievement.'
This disclosure, attributed to a single Israeli source, builds on a day of rapid developments. At 20:41 Jerusalem, The Zioneer first reported that Israel, Lebanon, and the US had signed a tripartite framework establishing a security zone along the Yellow Line, with full IDF freedom of action and two pilot disarmament areas, south and north of the Litani. Within the same hour, a senior official told journalist Yaron Avraham that the framework bars Iran and Hezbollah from any governing role in Lebanon and constitutes a 'major achievement.' By 20:41 Jerusalem, the official added details of the pilot zones and the goal of a full peace agreement. Prime Minister Netanyahu confirmed at 20:55 Jerusalem that Israel would retain the security zone until Hezbollah disarms. Throughout the thread, the same official has been the sole source, with no independent verification of the deal's text.
The context includes earlier reporting by The Zioneer that Netanyahu told President Trump Israel is not bound by a Lebanon clause in a US-Iran deal, and that Defense Minister Katz stated Israel will not withdraw from security zones in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza. Iran and Hezbollah have publicly demanded a full Israeli withdrawal, with Iran insisting on a permanent ceasefire and Hezbollah claiming the deal is a strategic victory for Tehran. The new terms appear to confirm that the framework's structure favors the Israeli position on territorial retention and disarmament sequencing.
What remains open: the details are attributed solely to a single Israeli official and have not been independently corroborated by the full text of the framework. The components of the 'neutralization' of Iran's demand are not specified, and it is unclear whether the White House or the Lebanese government have publicly confirmed these terms.
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