Tel Aviv, July 1 -- Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel on Wednesday said lasting peace and stability in Lebanon under the recently announced trilateral framework can only be achieved by eliminating "terrorist groups", referring to Hezbollah, asserting that "people in India understand" this reality in reference to New Delhi's own fight against cross-border terrorism.

Speaking to ANI on the issue of Hezbollah's disarmament as part of the Trilateral Framework announced by the US between Israel and Lebanon last week, Haskel said, "We will never stop hoping for peace and stability. The only way to reach it, as people in India understand, is by eliminating those terrorist groups."

Asked whether Israel would continue its military ...