Jerusalem (AP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the Israeli forces may start withdrawing from the Lebanese cabinet after the “transient decision” from the area to be held in the southern Lebanon. earlier this month By the end of 2025, the terrorist group to work towards the disarmament of Hizbullah.
Netanyahu said on Monday that if Lebanon takes necessary steps to remove Hizbullah, Israel would respond with mutual measures, including a decrease in Israel’s military appearance in the southern Lebanon.
Since the Israel-Hezbollah War ended in November 2024 US-Brokeded Charges ComponentOfficials of Hizbullah have said that the group will not discuss its disarmament until then Israel takes back From five hills it stops and stops inside the Lebanon Almost daily air strikes It has killed or injured hundreds of people, most of them are Hizbullah members.
There was no immediate response by Lebanese officials to Netanyahu’s statement.
Berut is under US pressure to nude the group that recently fought a 14 -month war with Israel and was killed with several political and military leaders.
Announcement comes after a trip to Israel Adverse us tom barrackWhich is trying to push Lebanon to strengthen the ceasefire and move forward with the disarmament of Hizbullah.
During the Lebanon visit last week, Barrack said “the Lebanese government has done its share” and “Now what we need for Israel to follow that similar handshake.”
According to the World Bank, Lebanon requires international support for reconstruction after the previous year’s war, which left the large swath of southern and eastern Lebanon in ruins and lost an estimated $ 11.1 billion. International aid is likely to be accidental on canceling Hizbullah.
However, the Lebanese government must carefully move forward to avoid the internal explosion of unrest. Hizbullah General Secretary Nem Kasem has vowed to fight the efforts to dismiss the group by extinguishing the possibility of civil struggle in the country.
Hizbullah’s leadership has vowed not to cancel by saying this National Government Decision By the end of the year, Iran meets Israel’s interests to remove the weapons of the group supported.
Israel has accused Hizbullah of trying to rebuild his military capabilities, and its army has stated that Lebanon gives five places convenient points or is located from communities in northern Israel, where around 60,000 Israel were displaced during the war.
Since the end of the war, Hizbullah has withdrawn most of his fighters and weapons, which is from the border with Israel to the south of the Litni River.
It is unclear from the ceasefire agreement that how to treat Hizbullah’s weapons and military facilities to the north of the Litni River, stating that Lebanese officials should destroy unauthorized facilities starting from the area south of the river.
Hizbullah says that the deal only covers the region to the south of Litani, while Israel and the United States say it makes the group’s disarmament mandatory throughout the Lebanon.
A low-level conflict between Israel and Hizbullah began a day after October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks against Israel from Gaza, when Hizbullah began launching across the border rocket in support of his Palestinian colleague. Conflict Gone in war More than 4,000 people died in September 2024.
The Associated Press