Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomes a US-brokered framework agreement with Lebanon, calling it a historic achievement and a setback for Iran and Hezbollah. In televised remarks, Netanyahu says the understandings reached with Lebanon and the United States recognize Israel’s right to maintain a security zone in southern Lebanon for as long as Israel deems necessary. He adds that Israeli forces would remain there until Hezbollah and other armed groups are disarmed and no longer pose a threat. Netanyahu also says the deal includes a pilot programme in two areas near the “Yellow Line” intended to support disarmament efforts involving Hezbollah and to transfer control to the Lebanese army. Multiple outlets report Netanyahu’s framing of the agreement as sidelining Iran from Lebanese affairs and as disrupting both what he describes as Iran’s “terror” and “diplomatic” influence. Some reporting also notes uncertainty about the agreement’s implementation, citing Israeli statements that the army would continue to operate inside parts of southern Lebanon, raising questions about whether it results in a full withdrawal or reduces attacks on Lebanese territory.