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Israel and Lebanon sign U.S.-brokered framework toward peace
Confirmed
What we know
Israel and Lebanon signed a U.S.-brokered 14-point trilateral framework in Washington on Friday aimed at lasting peace and security after months of conflict between Israeli forces and Iran-backed Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the deal begins to put in place a framework for lasting peace. The text ties Lebanese Armed Forces assumption of exclusive control in agreed pilot zones to verified disarmament of non-state armed groups and dismantlement of their infrastructure, after which Israel would phase IDF redeployments. Hezbollah is not a party to the agreement. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called it a “great achievement” while saying Israeli forces would remain in a southern Lebanon security zone until Hezbollah is disarmed.
What's confirmed
- Signed in Washington June 26 by Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors with U.S. support; Rubio: framework for lasting peace and security (BBC/AP/Times of Israel).
- Framework: LAF pilot zones, U.S.-backed verification/coordination, mutual affirmation of sovereignty and self-defense rights; nothing prevents self-defense (BBC/Al-Monitor/State text).
- Netanyahu: Israel stays in security zone until Hezbollah disarms; Lebanon’s Ambassador Nada Hamadeh: step toward people returning home in peace (AP/BBC).
- Limited fighting has continued despite prior ceasefires; Hezbollah’s acceptance of withdrawal from South Litani remains unclear (BBC).
What's still developing
- Whether pilot-zone handovers and verified disarmament proceed on the ground amid ongoing cross-border friction.
- Hezbollah’s response and how the framework interacts with the broader U.S.–Iran “all fronts” ceasefire track.