Israel tells Pentagon chief will keep troops in Lebanon, Syria, Gaza ‘security zones’
The US-brokered negotiations are aimed at having Israeli forces steadily withdraw from Lebanon, starting with two “pilot zones” located outside the “security zone” that Israel has established in the south.
In a statement, Katz’s office said the two men spoke overnight and the minister “emphasised Israel’s determination to remain in the security zones in Syria, Gaza, and Lebanon in order to protect Israel’s borders and the communities near the border from the threats posed by jihadist forces”.
Katz (Photo by Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP) (Photo by ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP via Getty Images) Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz told his US counterpart Pete Hegseth early Thursday that Israel is determined to keep its forces in “security zones” it has carved out inside Lebanon, Syria and the Gaza Strip.
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