Following lengthy negotiations between the United States, Israel, and Lebanon, representatives of the three countries signed a trilateral framework this evening aimed at paving the way for future agreements between Israel and Lebanon, with the goal of ending the conflict between the two countries and ultimately reaching a peace arrangement.
Israel will maintain its security zone along the Yellow Line in Lebanon until Hezbollah and all other terrorist organizations in Lebanon are disarmed and no longer pose a threat to the State of Israel from Lebanese territory.
The IDF will retain full freedom of military action throughout the security zone to eliminate threats of any kind.
Israel and Lebanon also agreed on two areas adjacent to the Yellow Line, recommended by the IDF, where a pilot program will be implemented to dismantle Hezbollah infrastructure and transfer control of the territory to the Lebanese Armed Forces: one area outside the Yellow Line and south of the Litani River, and another outside the original Yellow Line and north of the Litani River.
The trilateral framework represents a major achievement for Israel, rejecting Iran's attempt to force a unilateral Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon and denying both Iran and Hezbollah any role in Lebanon.