US President Donald Trump stated that he thinks Israel will withdraw troops from southern Lebanon because it wants to take that step. Trump made this statement at the NATO Summit in Ankara, where he discussed a withdrawal with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Netanyahu had visited Lebanese territory occupied by the Israeli military last week, telling soldiers that Israel would not withdraw from the country’s south as long as Iran-backed Hezbollah continued to pose a threat. The Israeli and Lebanese governments reached a security agreement on June 26, mediated by the United States, under which Israel will hand over two areas to Lebanon’s army.
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