Speaking to reporters outside the State Department, Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leither says Israel will maintain its buffer zone in southern Lebanon until the Lebanese Armed Forces demonstrate that they can dismantle Hezbollah and assume responsibility for security.

Leiter stresses that the deal will not be based on a fixed timetable, but on measurable progress by the Lebanese army in disarming Hezbollah.

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Defense Minister Israel Katz vowed Monday that the Israeli military will remain in southern Lebanon and warned that if Iran strikes, it will be hit “with full force,” promising that Israel will resist any pressure after the US and Iran agreed a deal to end the war that also reportedly includes a commitment to end hostilities in Lebanon.

There was no immediate comment on the deal from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but far-right members of his coalition said Israel would not be bound by the terms of the agreement.

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Tehran, which had conditioned any deal with the U.S. in part on an end to fighting between Israel and Lebanon, earlier struck Kuwait, damaging its airport and injuring dozens while the U.S. military carried out strikes near the Strait of Hormuz.

The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire is contingent on a complete cessation of fire from the Iran-aligned Hezbollah militia and the evacuation of all its operatives from the South Litani Sector, a joint statement released by the U.S. State Department said following negotiations in Washington.

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One of the hot debates is whether we’ll win in the Middle East. We’ve virtually destroyed Iran, but you wouldn’t know it from reading the mainstream. They’re busy trying to distract us with memes. Tucker Carlson is trying to persuade us that Trump has it all wrong, even calling him the anti-Christ.

I don’t think so, but the Bible says there will be strong deception at the end of times, so stay tuned. It looks like Trump is the greatest leader since George Washington, and for now I’m buying it. We’ve been worrying about Iran for as long as I can remember. Years ago Murray Allatt had to talk me off the ledge, I was going so crazy about Iran. But I overestimated their capabilities. They overestimated their capabilities. They’re impossible braggarts. I found that out.

Iran has menaced us for many years, trotting out timelines for them being able to hit us with nuclear weapons. Now that’s just a pipe dream. Tankers are still lined up in the Gulf. One news organization (CBS) even went over there to see for themselves. They report ships maneuvering to get in line to get through the gulf. But at least none were being sunk. Iran says the straits are open, at least during a ceasefire with Lebanon. But who knows? The media is always trying to downplay Trump’s accomplishments. 

It’s in their DNA, to proclaim themselves brave beyond belief. But I don’t think we have to worry about their capabilities anymore. They’ve talked until they’re blue in the face, but I’m not listening.

The media is just sure they’ll get Donald Trump, turn us against him and then hold some giant celebration that he is gone. 

The Democrats are in trouble. They have to stay on Trump to keep us from noticing. There are other hot spots in the world, but none so important as nations running out of gas. Unfortunately the world gets its gas from over there. We apparently don’t need it. Unless this thing turns into something far bigger, we’re secure. We’ll be watching to see if China or Russia gets involved, but this thing has been a showcase for our U. S. capabilities, and I don’t think anybody else wants to try Trump.

The media is trying to persuade us with memes Donald Trump has posted. And he needs to be careful. But he is nothing if not a braggart. I wish he would downplay some of his accomplishments, but I’m not advising him, and besides, that’s not his style.     

Mark

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The Israeli Air Force on Wednesday carried out its largest wave of airstrikes yet against Hezbollah, the military said, after announcing that it would keep fighting the Iran-backed terror group in Lebanon, despite the two-week ceasefire with Tehran that came into place hours earlier.

The prime minister of Pakistan, who mediated between the US and Iran, declared in his post announcing the two-week ceasefire overnight Wednesday-Thursday that it would cover Lebanon as well. Iran said the same, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has insisted that Israel’s strikes against Hezbollah would continue.

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The explosives shortage, which has not been previously reported, has not stopped the army quickening the pace of inspection missions to search for hidden weapons in the south, near Israel, the two said, one of whom is a security source and the other a Lebanese official.

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Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/lebanese-army-walks-political-tightrope-disarm-hezbollah-2025-10-28/?fbclid=IwY2xjawNt_SpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHsX7mVHEOETkCrU-JAB1csZyJIXdun5_TnQ6tBIZMv4tqQCmur_XYTthHNvg_aem_qKhN38imFKDaM7i02m22uw

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In order to defend Israel from Hamas, Hezbollah and the newly established Syrian government, Katz claimed it was necessary for the Israel Defense Forces to keep a foothold in each territory for the foreseeable future.

“Unlike in the past, the (Israeli military) is not evacuating areas that have been cleared and seized,” Katz said on Wednesday. “[The IDF] will remain in the security zones as a buffer between the enemy and (Israeli) communities in any temporary or permanent situation in Gaza — as in Lebanon and Syria.”

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Source: https://nypost.com/2025/04/17/world-news/israel-will-remain-in-gaza-lebanon-and-syria-indefinitely-defense-minister-says/

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Earlier Friday, Israel’s army urgently warned people to evacuate parts of a Beirut suburb, vowing to retaliate against strikes which it said were launched from Lebanon into northern Israel.

Hezbollah denied firing the rockets at northern Israel, and accused Israel of seeking a pretext to continue attacking Lebanon. Israel has struck targets in southern Lebanon almost daily since a ceasefire took hold in November 2024, mostly targeting Hezbollah.

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