“Internationally supported reconstruction efforts will begin, and Lebanese civilians will be able to safely return to these areas under the exclusive control of Lebanese state authorities,” the agreement states. “The United States intends to work closely with both countries to verify and support this process.”
Working groups
Lebanon’s government under the deal reaffirms its commitment to restoring full sovereignty over its territory. It will “rebuild the State’s monopoly on the use of force, achieve the complete and verified disarmament of all non-state armed groups, and ensure that such groups will have no military or security role and no armed capabilities anywhere in Lebanon.”
Lebanon asks for the support of international and particularly Arab partners, under the leadership of the United States, to do this.
Israel and Lebanon also are to establish “working groups to draft the full comprehensive peace and security agreement” between them, the framework says, and “immediately establish complementary tracks of ongoing direct engagement, facilitated by the United States.”
‘No territorial ambitions’
Israel for its part states that its military actions in Lebanon “are solely a consequence of the attacks, threat posed by, and hostile intent of non-state armed groups, particularly Hezbollah.”
“Termination of this threat,” notably through disarmament of such non-state groups and “additional security arrangements to be agreed upon between the two countries,” will eliminate any future necessity for Israeli military action or presence in Lebanon, it said.
It also stressed that “the Government of Israel declares that it has no territorial ambitions in Lebanon.”
Israel continues to occupy areas in southern Lebanon, some held for decades and others seized during the 2023-2024 war. During its latest offensive, Israeli forces advanced more than 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) into Lebanese territory.
Since March 2, 2026, Israel’s offensive in Lebanon has killed more than 4,000 people, wounded more than 12,000 others, and displaced more than one million people, according to official Lebanese figures.
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