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 formatSubscribe09:17 PM • June 28 2026 IDTThe tripartite agreement signed on Friday between the United States, Israel and Lebanon is replete with wishful thinking. It begins with the vision of a lasting peace and extends to hopes for a formal end to hostilities, Lebanon's political and economic rehabilitation, and the disarmament of Hezbollah and all other unauthorized groups.In the NewsFar-right Israeli MK Attempts Once Again to Break Into School in Arab CityWishful Thinking or Lasting Peace? What Could Blow the Israel-Lebanon Deal ApartFive Arab Citizens Were Murdered. An Israeli MK's Response? Blame Arab Schools'Behind Every Story in This Book Is a Real Gazan Who Struggled to Stay Alive'After Months of Trump's Humiliation, Netanyahu Seizes a Chance to Spin a VictoryRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAs the World Watched Gaza, Israeli Settlers Charged Ahead in the West Bank. A Clash Is ImminentAdvanced Israeli Systems Sold to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Documents and Images ShowA Collapsing Society: Israel Suffers National Mental Crisis Due to the WarFlagGate: How Israel Set Off a Storm by Hosting a Separatist Genocide DenierIsrael, the Country We Love, the Country We're Ashamed OfIsraeli Killed in Montreal Attack, Shooter Allegedly Linked to Incel Ideology
Analysis • Wishful thinking or lasting peace? What could blow the Israel-Lebanon deal apart
The agreement grants Israel and the U.S. a monopoly over determining whether Lebanon has fulfilled its obligations, especially regarding Hezbollah's disarmament • Iran is likely to seek to bring the deal under the umbrella of its agreements with the U.S.
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