How a Push to Disarm Hezbollah Is Deepening Divisions in Lebanon and Raising Fears of Civil War
Katz said Israel will stay in the zone until Hezbollah is disarmed, citing the need to protect 10,000 Galilee residents from raids and rocket fire.
- On Thursday, Defense Minister Israel Katz stated Israel will remain in Lebanon until Hezbollah is disarmed, directly responding to President Donald Trump's suggestion that Israel would withdraw forces following the framework agreement.
- Israel established a security zone extending 8 to 10 kilometers into Lebanon to protect Galilee residents from Hezbollah, which attacked Israel twice following the Hamas assault and Operation Roaring Lion.
- Katz declared, "We did not ask permission to enter Lebanon, and we will not need permission to stay," emphasizing the military's ongoing mission to dismantle terrorist infrastructure and ensure security.
- Israel and Lebanon plan to hold talks in Rome next week, though tensions persist as Lebanese President Joseph Aoun prepares to visit Washington and officials debate a potential trilateral meeting involving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- The IDF continues to operate independently, maintaining that the Lebanese army remains unable to fully dismantle Hezbollah, even after Israel dismantled most of the group's leadership over the past two and a half years.
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How a push to disarm Hezbollah is deepening divisions in Lebanon and raising fears of civil war
A U.S.-brokered deal says a full Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon will happen only after Hezbollah is disarmed, infuriating the Iran-backed militant group.
Katz challenges Trump: We didn't ask for permission to enter Lebanon and we won't need it to stay. Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz strongly responded to US President Donald Trump's statements suggesting an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon, emphasizing that the decision to stay or withdraw is "purely Israeli."
Katz declares: 'We did not ask permission to enter Lebanon, and we will not need permission to stay'
Katz said the security zone is intended to deny Hezbollah the ability to harm residents of the north. By JFeed Defense Minister Israel Katz issued an unequivocal statement on Thursday morning asserting that Israel is acting independently in Lebanon and does not require approval from any outside party to remain there, a declaration that came directly in response to remarks made by President Donald Trump at the NATO summit in Ankara. Katz’s statem…
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