The Times of Israel: Israel Declares “Will Not Withdraw” from Lebanon

January 7, 2025

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Israeli news site The Jerusalem Post has reported that Israel does not plan to withdraw from southern Lebanon at the end of a 60 day truce, with an official saying that the Lebanese Army is not ready to fully deploy to the border.

Israeli and Lebanese media have reported that US presidential envoy Amos Hochstein is set to travel to Beirut on Monday.

Seperately, Axios journalist Barak Ravid said Hochstein met Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister Faisal bin Farhan in Riyadh to discuss the election of a Lebanese President.

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