Current sectionMiddle East NewsLebanon News Prime Minister Netanyahu says the Israeli army will remain in southern Lebanon 'so long as security needs require it,' as President Aoun tells negotiators heading to Washington that Beirut 'will not accept any arrangement that does not ensure full sovereignty and a complete withdrawal'Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeReuters08:44 PM • June 18 2026 IDTIsrael published a map on Thursday showing an expanded military control zone in southern Lebanon and said it would not rule out carrying out attacks beyond it, challenging the terms of a U.S.-Iran pact that calls for ‌Lebanon's sovereignty to be respected.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel - IranHezbollahIDFCease-fire/hostage release talksCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran DealIsrael ElectionsGaza Cease-fireJD VancePayoneerHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIDF Presents Expanded Lebanon Occupation Zone, Challenging U.S.-Iran PactIsrael Is Bleeding Support in U.S. and Pouring Tens of Millions to Change ThatThe NY Primary All About Israel: Two Jewish Democrats Battle Over Aid and AIPACAn Eye Instead of a Needle: Israeli Study Paves Way for Non-invasive Blood TestsIsrael Is Conducting a Systematic Campaign of Ethnic Cleansing in the West BankRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHumiliated by Trump on the Iran Front, Netanyahu May Set the Middle East Ablaze'Once-in-a-lifetime Discovery': 1,700-year-old Roman Busts Found in IsraelTrump and Netanyahu Hurtling Toward a Rupture That Could Shock U.S.-Israel TiesFork Found in Kitchen: Israelis Have Discovered the OccupationIran Reportedly Calls Off Missile Strikes on Israel After Trump IntervenesNetanyahu's Mouthpieces Turn on Trump, Revealing a Deeper Israeli Ingratitude