Israel cannot stop home demolitions in southern Lebanon, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has said, following statements by US Vice President JD Vance that a draft agreement with Iran includes Lebanon.
“Israel cannot stop the demolition of houses in southern Lebanon. We simply cannot stop, that’s all,” Ben-Gvir said on Wednesday in comments carried by the Knesset’s channel.
“We cannot allow the residents of southern Lebanon to return. We must continue to control the territory even if we disagree with Trump, we are an independent state,” he added.
In statements early on Wednesday, Vance described the agreement with Iran as “regional peace,” saying it “will include the Gulf states, Israel, and it will include Lebanon.”
“The basic idea is that this is a genuine regional peace agreement,” he added.
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