Tel Aviv, June 28 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has welcomed the newly announced US-mediated framework agreement with Lebanon as a turning point that effectively sidelines Tehran, calling it a "massive blow to Iran and Hezbollah."

Addressing a press conference on Saturday, the PM Netanyahu thanked the US leadership for mediating the agreement and also extended greetings to the Lebanese government and public for showing "great courage." He also hailed the Israeli Ambassador to the US, Yechiel Leiter, for truthfully representing Israel's expectations from the accord.

In a post on X, the Israeli PM shared his address and wrote, "Dear citizens of Israel, yesterday before the start of the Sabbath, we achieved a historic accomp...