Israeli source: Lebanon security annex preserves full IDF freedom of action across security zone

A senior Israeli diplomatic official confirmed that the security annex of the Israel-Lebanon-US framework signed Friday preserves 'the IDF's freedom of military action throughout the security zone to eliminate threats of any kind,' including emerging threats. Prime Minister Netanyahu reiterated that Israel remains free to thwart any threat to IDF soldiers in southern Lebanon under the new arrangement, while Jerusalem remains wary of Iranian interference aimed at unraveling the deal. The annex codifies Israel's insistence that any IDF withdrawal be conditional on Hezbollah disarmament rather than a fixed timetable, and that the buffer zone established along the border remains under Israeli military control.