How is framework agreement with Lebanon viewed in Israel?
Key takeaways
- Israel, Lebanon and the US have signed deal aimed at ending hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, but Lebanese group rejects it outright.
- “Could an Israeli government really withdraw entirely from Lebanon and then face the electorate?
- As widely expected, Hezbollah rejected the framework outright.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
Israel, Lebanon and the US have signed deal aimed at ending hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, but Lebanese group rejects it outright.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfoplay videoplay video Video Duration 01 minutes 59 seconds play-arrow01:59US brokers Israel–Lebanon framework deal in early step toward easing border tensions. The announcement of a framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon after negotiations in the United States has been met with guarded optimism in Israel.
Friday’s agreement describes a “sequenced process” that will see the Lebanese army restore “effective sovereign authority over all Lebanese territory, pending the verified disarmament of non-state armed groups” – a clear reference to Hezbollah, which has been fighting with Israel since October 2023, with varying levels of intensity.