Report: Israel would be required to withdraw completely from Lebanon under US-Iran deal

The terms of the ostensibly all-but-finalized deal between the US and Iran to end the fighting in the region stipulate that Israel must completely halt its offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon, the pro-Hezbollah Al-Akhbar newspaper reports.

In addition to halting all strikes across Lebanon, the deal requires Israel to give up any territory it has captured in the country’s south, and includes a plan for the “rapid withdrawal” of IDF troops, the report says.

Last month, when it seemed that a deal between the US and Iran was imminent, Hebrew media reported that the IDF had been preparing for the possibility that it would be forced to rein in its war against Hezbollah.

Tehran has long insisted that the fighting in Lebanon be included in any deal with the US, despite attempts by Israel to keep the two matters separate, and ongoing talks in Washington between Israeli and Lebanese diplomatic delegations.