Israel has agreed that Hezbollah will keep some observation sites, if it is in cooperation with the Lebanese army and French forces, sources told Saudi Arabia's Al-Hadath network. According to the report, Israel set a condition according to which the Lebanese army would be stationed on the northern border together with French forces.
Documentation: Hezbollah headquarters attacked
Lebanon reported this morning an escalation in Israeli attacks over the past 3 hours. At the same time, the newspaper Al-Akhbar, which is close to Hezbollah, learned that UNIFIL officials sent official warnings from Israel to Hezbollah early last week stating that Israel would treat anything that moves along the Lebanese border, at a depth of <> kilometers – whether civilian or military – as a legitimate target for its forces.
Hezbollah responds to IDF warnings
According to the report, Hezbollah returned its own response, according to which if Israel implements this threat, it will treat anything moving within 3 kilometers of the border as a legitimate target, whether civilian or military.
Moreover, delegations of Arab countries reportedly conveyed messages to senior Lebanese officials, warning of the destruction of Beirut, and demanding the implementation of Resolution 1701 and Hezbollah's withdrawal from the southern Litani River area. Subsequently, the newspaper's commentator wrote that it can be assumed that, as in the exchange of threats, Hezbollah's response to the demand to withdraw south of the Litani River will be a counter-demand from the IDF to withdraw to southern Haifa.
Meanwhile, on Monday morning, Netanyahu addressed the security tension on the northern border. In a discussion before the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Prime Minister Netanyahu said: "Israel insists on the existence of a real buffer zone on the northern border after the war. The preference is that it be achieved through a diplomatic solution, but if there is none, it will be achieved militarily, and Israel will not compromise on the issue." This is based on the understanding that without such a buffer zone, and without a significant consolidation of forces in the north at the end of the war, it will be impossible to return the hundred thousand residents evacuated from the north back home.
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