28/06/2026 - 9:17 GMT+2
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday hailed a trilateral framework agreement signed on Friday by Lebanon, Israel and the US aimed at achieving a peace deal between the two neighbouring countries.
Netanyahu called the US-brokered agreement a historic achievement that dealt a setback to Iran and Hezbollah, the prime minister said "Yesterday ... we achieved a historic deal for the state of Israel after direct negotiations between Israel and Lebanon," Netanyahu said in a televised briefing. "This is a blow to Iran and Hezbollah".
The agreement, reached after five rounds of talks in Washington, includes a trial plan for Lebanese soldiers to take control of two areas held by Israel and a process to disarm Hezbollah.
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem called the agreement "humiliating, shameful, and a surrender of sovereignty" and warned that it could lead to the Israeli annexation of southern Lebanon.
