After long negotiations conducted between the US, Israel, and Lebanon, representatives of the three countries signed this evening a trilateral framework intended to lead to future agreements between Israel and Lebanon in order to end the conflict between the countries and reach a peace agreement.

Israel will maintain its security zone along the Blue Line in Lebanon until the day Hezbollah and other terrorist organizations in Lebanon disarm. The IDF's freedom of military action will be preserved throughout the security zone to remove threats of any kind. Israel and Lebanon agreed on two areas adjacent to the Blue Line recommended by the IDF where a pilot for Hezbollah's disarmament and transfer of control to the Lebanese army will take place: one area outside the Blue Line and south of the Litani River, and the other outside the original Blue Line and north of the Litani. Israel will have to confirm the success of the pilot operation, meaning the clearing of the area/village from Hezbollah.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

Citizens of Israel, before the start of Shabbat, I want to announce a great achievement for the State of Israel. You know that we are conducting negotiations in Washington between representatives of Israel, Lebanon, and the United States. It has been a prolonged negotiation, and today it has borne fruit.

The most important thing is that, first and foremost, Israel remains in the security zone in southern Lebanon.

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Lebanese Ambassador Nada Hamadeh:

The trilateral framework is the first step to restoring Lebanese sovereignty and territorial integrity, securing a permanent and final cessation of hostilities, enabling our people to go back to their land, and allowing all Lebanese to live in peace, safety, and prosperity.