Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday evening (June 15) said that he will not allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon and that Israel will stay in the buffer zone in southern Lebanon "to protect the residents of the north". Earlier on Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump said a preliminary agreement to end the war in the Gulf has already been signed by the United States and Iran, though details have yet to be made public. The deal is the most significant step yet to resolve the conflict, which has killed at least 7,000 people, mostly in Iran and Lebanon, and upended global energy markets.

Trump has pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop hitting Lebanon hard while a deal is near, but the prime minister has defied him.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has yet to address the US-Iran deal or the issue of Lebanon, which, according to Shairf, is included in the deal.

According to the publication, the Istraeli prime minister "made it clear" that the Israel Defense Forces will continue to act against the threat from the Shiite movement Hezbollah

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Since negotiations began, Iran has insisted that any deal to wind down the U.S.-Iran front include a cessation of Israeli hostilities in Lebanon.

"We will stay in the Lebanon security buffer zone for as long as necessary," Netanayhu added.

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The Israeli prime minister also said his troops would remain in the “security zone” they had established inside Lebanon and detailed his plans for this year’s elections.

The prime minister added that Israel was saved from the threat of nuclear destruction

Israel's occupation of territory in Lebanon and Syria will continue, PM Netanyahu said, despite US deal with Iran.

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Addressing a press conference after the deal was announced, Netanyahu also laid out Israel's security priorities. | World News

Addressing a press conference after the deal was announced, Netanyahu also laid out Israel's security priorities. | World News

The Israeli leader dismissed criticism questioning the outcome of recent military operations, arguing that Israel had achieved major strategic objectives.