Netanyahu says Lebanese displaced from 'security zone' not allowed to return

Published June 26, 2026 Updated June 26, 2026 11:47pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Lebanese civilians displaced from the so-called “security zone” that Israeli forces established in south Lebanon will not be allowed to return home after a new deal was announced with Lebanon and the US, AFP reports.

“We are maintaining the original security zone at all times, outside the range of anti-tank fire. We are not allowing Hezbollah to enter it, nor are we allowing the civilian population to enter,” Netanyahu says in a pre-recorded video shared with Israeli media, shortly after a trilateral framework agreement was announced in Washington.

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