German FM Urges Lebanon to Remove Hezbollah Threat From South

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul used a Jerusalem press conference with Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar to urge Lebanese authorities to reassert state control in the south and prevent Hezbollah from threatening Israel from Lebanese territory. German official pages framed the July 7 Israel visit around Israel's security, Germany's responsibility toward the Jewish state and support for the Israel-Lebanon framework. Wadephul said the new diplomatic track is a historic opening and that German and European backing can help if Lebanon enforces its monopoly on force. The message aligns with Israel's core demand: no durable northern calm while an Iranian-backed terror army controls southern Lebanon.