White House Releases Full Israel-Lebanon Peace Framework

Hours after announcing a framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon, the White House released the full text late Friday night, local time. The document says both countries aim to begin a process that will end decades of armed conflict and establish peace, with the United States backing the effort under President Donald Trump.

The text states that Israel has no territorial claims in Lebanon and operates there only to remove threats from Hezbollah and other terrorist groups. Lebanon, for its part, says it rejects any claim by any state or nonstate actor to use force in its name. Iran is not mentioned, but the agreement clearly centers Lebanese sovereignty and the dismantling of armed groups outside state control.

The framework says the two sides will move in stages, with the Lebanese Army gradually taking effective sovereign control over all Lebanese territory as nonstate armed groups are disarmed and their infrastructure dismantled. Israel would then redeploy its forces out of Lebanon in phases. Two pilot areas have already been agreed between the IDF and the Lebanese Army, with more to be chosen jointly, and U.S. support will help verify and oversee the process.

Both governments commit to direct bilateral negotiations, mediated and supported by Washington, to produce a full peace and security agreement. They also pledge to stop hostile activity in international political and legal arenas, work on missing persons and detainees, prevent funding from reaching armed groups, and establish working groups to draft the final accord. The U.S. also plans to mobilize international partners to help rebuild Lebanon’s economy, infrastructure and humanitarian situation.