{"id":896614,"date":"2026-06-27T14:18:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T14:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/896614\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T14:18:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T14:18:16","slug":"peace-deal-signed-between-us-israel-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/896614\/","title":{"rendered":"Peace deal signed between US-Israel-Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"

The United States, Israel, and Lebanon signed a trilateral framework agreement aimed at combating Iran-backed Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah on Friday, after days of US-mediated talks in Washington<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to a US State Department statement, the agreement outlines a structured process for disarming Hezbollah, dismantling terrorist infrastructure, and enabling the IDF to withdraw from Lebanon<\/a> once the threat posed by Hezbollah is removed.<\/p>\n

The agreement also established a US-facilitated trilateral Military Coordination Group for Lebanon (MCG4L) to ensure the implementation of the framework.<\/p>\n

The US, according to the statement, will also take steps to improve the capabilities of the Lebanese Armed Forces and support Lebanese military efforts against Hezbollah.<\/p>\n

In addition, the US pledged to contribute $100 million for humanitarian assistance to be coordinated with the United Nations.<\/p>\n

\"Israel'sIsrael’s Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter speaks next to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, State Department Counselor Daniel Holler, and Lebanon’s Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh during a meeting at the State Department in Washington, DC, US, June 26, 2026. (credit: REUTERS\/KEN CEDENO)A first step towards peace, prosperity, and mutual coexistence<\/strong><\/p>\n

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio<\/a> commended Israeli and Lebanese leadership and delegations for their participation in the talks and for signing the agreement.<\/p>\n

While Rubio noted that there is still much work ahead, he highlighted the importance of the framework and stated that the US is \u201chonored to have played a part in bringing this together.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cToday is the first step. This first step sometimes is the hardest one, but it\u2019s an important one and the one we\u2019ve taken together,\u201d Rubio stated, adding that he hopes the agreement will bring about \u201ca future of peace, a future of prosperity, a future of mutual coexistence.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the signing of the agreements, Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter praised the trilateral cooperation as a \u201chistorical\u201d move towards peace between Israel and Lebanon.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my opening remarks four days ago, I expressed concern that this train was running off the tracks, that Iran and its proxies wanted a trainwreck,\u201d Leiter recounted.<\/p>\n

He continued to describe that through the work of all involved with the negotiations, \u201cwe have put the train back on the tracks, and it\u2019s running in the right direction,\u201d towards \u201c real peace, where both countries will live in security; where Israel\u2019s and Lebanon\u2019s sovereignty will be respected, honored, and protected.\u201d<\/p>\n

Framework agreement a ‘major achievement for Israel,’ Netanyahu says<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> responded to the announcement in a video message on Friday, describing the framework as \u201ca major achievement for the State of Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the announcement of the MoU agreement between Israel and Lebanon, June 26, 2026.<\/p>\n

Netanyahu affirmed that as of the signing of the agreement, Israel will “remain [in] the security zone in southern Lebanon” and coordinate the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the area as the Lebanese army works to disarm Hezbollah and establish control over territory.<\/p>\n

“We are establishing two pilot zones, both based on the recommendations of the IDF,\u201d Netanyahu explained. \u201cOne zone is located entirely outside the security zone, south of the Litani River, while the other is a small area north of the Litani, partially within the expanded security zone, which the IDF has stated it does not require.”<\/p>\n

The Prime Minister concluded by reaffirming that the IDF will maintain the original security zone and emphasized Israel\u2019s security priorities, stating, \u201cAnd the most important thing is that Israel is saying: our security comes first.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The United States, Israel, and Lebanon signed a trilateral framework agreement aimed at combating Iran-backed Lebanese terrorist group…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":896615,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2],"tags":[372,4783,99,13192,410,50,36008,67,277305],"class_list":["post-896614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-benjamin-netanyahu","tag-hezbollah","tag-israel","tag-lebanon","tag-marco-rubio","tag-news","tag-peace","tag-united-states","tag-yechiel-leiter"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116822509156243444","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/896614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=896614"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/896614\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/896615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=896614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=896614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=896614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}