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Urgent: Netanyahu stresses Israel will remain in S. Lebanon "security zone" despite partial withdrawal deal

Xinhua
| June 27, 2026
2026-06-27

JERUSALEM, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a recorded video statement Friday evening that the Israeli military will remain in the "security zone" in southern Lebanon as long as Hezbollah does not disarm.

The remarks came shortly after Israel, Lebanon, and the United States signed in Washington a framework agreement that includes the withdrawal of Israeli forces from two areas in southern Lebanon. Enditem

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