US-Backed Israel-Lebanon Peace Framework Outlines Path to Diplomatic Ties

The US released the full text of a trilateral framework with Israel and Lebanon aimed at ending decades of conflict, establishing diplomatic ties, and laying groundwork for a comprehensive peace agreement. It envisions the Lebanese Armed Forces gradually taking security control in pilot zones as the IDF redeploys, under a Security Annex with verification and a Military Coordination Group, plus US-led international reconstruction aid and safeguards to prevent funding non-state armed groups. Working groups will draft the full peace and security agreement and both governments commit to good-faith engagement until a lasting peace is achieved.