Wednesday, June 17, 2026

if i were israel, i would make it clear that the end of hostilities in lebanon requires, by definition, the complete disarmament and withdrawal of hezbollah, who are illegally occupying the country. there can be no peace in lebanon without the complete withdrawal of the hezbollah occupiers.

if the agreement between the united states and iran calls for a unilateral withdrawal of israel from lebanon without a subsequent withdrawal of hezbollah from lebanon, that would be a non-starter and something israel could not abide by. so long as hezbollah is in lebanon, israel will also be in lebanon. the agreement would need to call for a bilateral withdrawal, and the withdrawal would need to be carried out reciprocally, or it's a non-starter and it won't be abided by.