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Israeli defense minister rejects Trump's expectation of Lebanon withdrawal
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Israeli defense minister rejects Trump's expectation of Lebanon withdrawal
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has rejected President Trump's expectation that Israel will withdraw from Lebanon, insisting Israel does not need permission to remain.
- Katz wrote on X that Israel did not ask permission to enter Lebanon and does not need permission to stay.
- Katz said Israel will remain in the Lebanese security zone until Hezbollah is disarmed and the threat to northern residents is removed.
- Trump told reporters at the NATO summit in Ankara that he believes Israel will withdraw, having discussed it with Netanyahu.
- On June 26, Israel and Lebanon reached a US-mediated security agreement under which Israel hands over two areas to the Lebanese army.
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