Israeli officials hail Lebanon framework: 'Hezbollah is out, and the road to peace is in'

At the signing of the trilateral framework, Prime Minister Netanyahu called the agreement 'a major achievement for the State of Israel' and said the IDF would remain in a southern Lebanon security zone until the Lebanese army could assume responsibility. Ambassador Yechiel Leiter declared that 'Hezbollah is out, and the road to peace between Israel and Lebanon is in.' The framework pairs an initial IDF withdrawal from two pilot zones, one south and one north of the Litani, with verified Lebanese action to dismantle Hezbollah weapons infrastructure.