Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and I are conducting clear policy… (израиль · ливана · сирия)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and I are conducting clear policy that the IDF will remain in safe zones in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza indefinitely to protect borders and Israeli settlements from jihadist groups. He noted that this position of the Israeli government has been conveyed to President Donald Trump, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and other American officials.

Consensus

• Israel's army (IDF) will remain in security zones in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza indefinitely
• The decision is aimed at protecting Israel's borders and settlements from jihadist groups
• Defense Minister Israel Katz communicated this position to U.S. officials including President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegset
• The announcement was made by the Israeli Ministry of Defense

Points of divergence

• Prime Minister Netanyahu told Trump that he would not withdraw troops from Lebanon — interfax
• Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif claimed that the U.S. and Iran reached an agreement to cease hostilities, including in Lebanon, to be signed on June 19 in Switzerland — interfax
• Defense Secretary Pete Hegset stated that recent Israeli strikes on Beirut would not prevent a deal between the U.S. and Iran — vesti