A single unverified channel report claims that Lebanon and the US signed an agreement Friday night recognizing Israel's right to maintain a security zone in southern Lebanon until Hezbollah and other factions disarm, with full Israeli freedom of action in the zone. The report has not been corroborated by any official source.
A single unverified report from a channel running on The Zioneer network, timestamped 22:36 Jerusalem Friday, claims that both the Beirut government and the US administration signed an agreement officially recognizing Israel's right to maintain its security zone in southern Lebanon until Hezbollah and all other armed factions disarm, and for as long as no threat emanates from Lebanon. The report also asserts the agreement grants Israel full, uncontested freedom of military action within the zone, and that the area — including the Beaufort Castle, Khiam, and the "Lebanese" side of Mount Hermon — is now internationally recognized as Israeli-controlled territory.
The claim goes beyond the framework agreements reported earlier Friday by The Zioneer and other Israeli media. The earlier reports, attributed to senior Israeli political sources, described a tripartite framework signed Friday with the US and Lebanon establishing an Israeli security zone along the Yellow Line, two pilot areas for Hezbollah disarmament (one south of the Litani, one north), and the exclusion of Iran and Hezbollah from Lebanese governance. Those reports did not include the recognition of permanent Israeli control over specific sites as described in this new claim.
This latest report is unattributed (no named official or outlet) and appears on a single channel. It has not been corroborated by any other source, and no official statement has been issued by the US, Israeli, or Lebanese governments as of this writing. The Zioneer treats the claim as unverified until further sourcing emerges.
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Source and signal
- Internal intake