Jerusalem, June 27 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the newly signed framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon as a big strategic blow for Iran, reaffirming Jerusalem's stance that Israeli troops will continue to remain stationed in southern Lebanon until Hezbollah is disarmed and is no longer a threat to Israeli security.
The agreement broadly reaffirms Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon once the threat posed by Hezbollah and other armed groups is eliminated, ceding control of all occupied territory to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF).
Speaking after the agreement's signing in Washington, Netanyahu said that lengthy negotiations with Lebanon had proven conducive in delivering results bolstering the Israeli st...