Israel said pushing US to secure deal that will push Hezbollah 6 miles away from border

A picture taken from a position in northern Israel along the border with Lebanon, shows smoke billowing and a fireball erupting following Israeli bombardment on hills close to the town of Marwahin in southern Lebanon on December 16, 2023. (Jalaa Marey/AFP)
A picture taken from a position in northern Israel along the border with Lebanon, shows smoke billowing and a fireball erupting following Israeli bombardment on hills close to the town of Marwahin in southern Lebanon on December 16, 2023. (Jalaa Marey/AFP)

Israel has reportedly told the US that it wants Hezbollah pushed back six miles from its northern border in a deal that would end ongoing tensions between Jerusalem and the Lebanese terror group.

The idea behind the request is that the terror group would be too far away from the border to be able to fire at Israeli towns or conduct an invasion akin to the massacre carried out by Hamas on October 7.

The Biden administration, led by top Biden aide Amos Hochstein, has sought to reach a diplomatic solution to the ongoing tensions but has yet to make a breakthrough.

Israeli officials told visiting US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin that Jerusalem couldn’t accept the continued displacement of tens of thousands of citizens from the north, Axios reports.

The Israeli officials told Austin that they don’t want Hezbollah fighters to be able to return to its military posts along the border that the IDF has destroyed over the past two months, Axios says.

Austin told Israeli leaders that he understands their concerns and will try and push for a diplomatic solution.

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