Current sectionMiddle East NewsLebanon News Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israel will not leave southern Lebanon until the Lebanese army dismantles Hezbollah's military infrastructure, adding that the U.S. supports maintaining Israel's self-declared security zones in Lebanon, Syria and GazaShare 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 formatSubscribeYaniv Kubovichand Rawan Suleiman10:47 PM • June 29 2026 IDTDefense Minister Israel Katz said Monday that Israel has no territorial claims in Lebanon but will not withdraw "a millimeter," saying a U.S.-backed Israel-Lebanon framework conditions further withdrawals on the Lebanese army disarming Hezbollah and dismantling its infrastructure.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:LebanonIDFIranHezbollahIsrael KatzCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesIsrael-Lebanon DealIran AttackIsrael CrimeWest BankHezbollahHaQuizHaaretz PodcastDefense Minister: Israel Has No Claims Over Lebanon, but Won't Withdraw an InchMamdani's Answer on the Jewish State Matters Less Than the QuestionAmulets, Psychics and Miracle Rabbis: New York's Forgotten Jewish OccultNetanyahu Trolls Trump and Turkey: Why Israel Recognized the Armenian GenocideQatar and Turkey Could Be the Winners in Trump's Fractured Israel RelationshipRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAdvanced Israeli Systems Sold to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Documents and Images ShowAs the World Watched Gaza, Israeli Settlers Charged Ahead in the West Bank. A Clash Is ImminentIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsA Collapsing Society: Israel Suffers National Mental Crisis Due to the WarFlagGate: How Israel Set Off a Storm by Hosting a Separatist Genocide DenierWhy Israelis Should Stop Being Afraid of Mamdani-backed Brad Lander