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<\/p>\n“We established a security zone in Lebanon. And we shall keep it as long as is necessary to protect our people,\u201d Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday evening as talks between the United States and Iran opened in Switzerland, while Tehran reported they had been \u201chalted due to Trump\u2019s threat.\u201d Netanyahu added at the JNS International Policy Summit that \u201cno matter what happens in the talks, with an agreement or without an agreement, Iran will never have nuclear weapons as long as I am prime minister of Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the JNS International Policy Summit <\/p>\n
(Video: JNS TV)<\/p>\n
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The working assumption in Jerusalem is that there is no viability for a deal between the countries because the gaps are too wide. However, Israel does not intend to interfere. Israel was not surprised by the exchange of threats between the U.S. president and the Iranians, but officials in Jerusalem do not believe it will cause the talks to collapse because Iran has too much to lose.<\/p>\n
Israel is not willing to carry out withdrawals from Lebanon due to American pressure. However, there is preparation for possible changes and adjustments to the Israel Defense Forces\u2019 presence in southern Lebanon, not as a concession to pressure but in order not to endanger troops. In closed-door discussions, Netanyahu said Israel will preserve operational freedom in southern Lebanon to protect the security of northern residents and to avoid placing soldiers in harm\u2019s way.<\/p>\n
A security official addressed the IDF presence along the \u201cyellow line\u201d in southern Lebanon on Sunday evening, saying that \u201cthe IDF will remain there as long as there is no peace agreement, for the security of the communities. There will be no withdrawal.\u201d<\/p>\n
Talks begin in Switzerland: Vance and Araqchi in the same room<\/p>\n
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Another Israeli source said that \u201cthere is no American demand for a small or large withdrawal. Since the last round, we have been talking about \u2018pilot\u2019 areas where the Lebanese army will be able to demonstrate its ability to make the area free of Hezbollah. This is one of the issues that will be discussed this week in the negotiations that begin Tuesday.\u201d According to the source, \u201cwe are supposed to lay out maps and discuss implementation. The pilot will be accompanied by the United States to ensure the Lebanese army succeeds in its mission.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Lebanon\u2019s LBCI network reported that \u201cLebanon was informed by the American side that Israel will carry out limited withdrawals from southern Lebanon as a goodwill gesture ahead of the round of negotiations between the countries on Tuesday.\u201d<\/p>\n
In his remarks Sunday evening, Netanyahu said: “Can you imagine the United States across the border, you have an army of thousands of terrorists who pellet your cities and your town with rockets and ballistic missiles and killer drones. They kill your soldiers, they kill your citizens, they kill your children. And they threaten them every day. Well, what would America do? Would it say, well, there’s nothing we can do? Let’s hold our fire? Is that what America would say? No?<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know damn well what America would do. It would cross the border, create a security zone, kill the terrorists and protect its people until the threat is removed,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s exactly what we are doing.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe target the terrorists, but there are some civilian casualties in every such war, in every such urban warfare,” he continued. “And normally the ratio of combatants to non-combatants killed, non combatants to combatants killed is about 7 to 1, 8 to 1. In Gaza it was much much lower than that, despite all the lies and vilifications aimed at Israel. But I asked our people, our research arm in the Defense Ministry. I said, what is the ratio in Lebanon? And they said to me, today, I just got the document today. Prime Minister, it’s 5 to 1. No, not 5 civilians killed for every terrorist, 5 terrorists killed for every civilian that is harmed in the process. 5 to 1. Unheard of. Because no army goes to such lengths like the Israeli army to target terrorists and minimize civilian casualties. We should be commended for it, not condemned. \u201d<\/p>\n
Netanyahu added that \u201cwe don’t have a war with Lebanon. We have a war with Hezbollah who terrorizes Lebanon and seeks our destruction. And when that proxy of iran is no longer a threat, whether it’s dismantled or disarmed, yes, we’ll have peace with Lebanon and I look forward to signing it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Defense Minister Israel Katz echoed the remarks, writing on X that \u201cIsrael has no intention of withdrawing from Beaufort, which is an inseparable part of the security zone in Lebanon and is vital for the defense of the Galilee communities and IDF forces. As Prime Minister Netanyahu and I have made clear, Israel will not withdraw from the security zone in Lebanon.\u201d<\/p>\n
Iranian media reported Sunday that the Iranian delegation in Switzerland was weighing how to respond to threatening statements by U.S. President Donald Trump<\/a>, who said in a Fox News interview that if the sides fail to reach an agreement, \u201cwe may take control of the Strait of Hormuz, if we have to we\u2019ll blow them to pieces and impose tariffs on passage through the shipping route.\u201d He also said that \u201cthe United States can become the \u2018guardian angel\u2019 of the Strait of Hormuz and receive 20% of the oil.<\/p>\n Minutes later, Trump issued another threat toward Tehran, posting on his social media platform Truth Social: \u201cIran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don\u2019t, we\u2019ll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!\u201d<\/p>\n The Iranian FARS news agency later reported, citing an informed source, that \u201cTrump\u2019s threat stopped the negotiations in Switzerland and left their continuation uncertain.\u201d The Iranian Tasnim news agency reported, citing a source close to the negotiating team, that \u201cthe Iranian delegation left the talks site in protest over Trump\u2019s threats.\u201d PressTV said Tehran issued an official protest to the Americans, and Iranian state broadcaster said it was still unclear whether talks with the United States would continue or be suspended.<\/p>\n At the Burgenstock resort in Switzerland, delegations gathered led by US Vice President JD Vance and Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who first met with mediators from Qatar and Pakistan. Vance said Trump \u201cgave us the authority to reach a diplomatic solution on a wide range of issues and asked to open a new chapter to change the relationship with the Iranian people. We are trying together to achieve a lasting change in the Middle East.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1 View gallery <\/p>\n Who is more responsible for Iran failure? More Israelis say Trum<\/p>\n (Photo: lev radin\/Shutterstock, Nathan Howard\/Reuters, Kawant Haju\/AFP, Shutterstock)<\/p>\n He said that \u201cIran has been a major factor in regional instability, but in the past few hours we have made significant progress <\/a>and now we see a shared future in which everyone can work together to promote peace and prosperity.\u201d He added that \u201cregarding Lebanon, we have seen significant progress over the past two days aimed at ensuring a ceasefire between the sides.\u201dMeanwhile, a new study by the Agam Institute<\/a> led by Dr. Nimrod Nir and the Hebrew University found that most Israelis do not share Netanyahu\u2019s assessment presented at a press conference last week that the war against Iran was a success. Some 86% of Israelis reported negative feelings following the US agreement with Iran. 82.9% believe Israel\u2019s security has weakened in the long term. 72.5% do not believe the prime minister\u2019s claims of significant achievements and 78.7% say the objectives were not achieved or were only partially achieved. Overall, 92.1% of Israelis believe Iran won or benefited more from the campaign, while only 7.9% attribute victory to Israel.<\/p>\n When asked who the public believes is responsible for failures in managing the campaign, 69.1% gave U.S. President Trump a failing or very poor grade. 56.4% gave Netanyahu a failing grade, compared to 60.3% who gave Defense Minister Israel Katz a failing or very poor grade. IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir received a failing or very poor grade from only 30.1%, making him the only figure to receive more positive than negative ratings. The study was conducted June 17-20 among 3,644 respondents in a representative sample of the Israeli population.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"“We established a security zone in Lebanon. 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