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Filber Says Netanyahu Will Choose Clash With Trump Over Withdrawal From Lebanon
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60% right-leaningFirst reported by Ynet · Jun 16, 2026
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What happened
Shlomo Filber said on Channel 14 that Netanyahu will not agree to withdraw from Lebanon, even if that leads to a clash with the United States. He tied the assessment to the new U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding and said Israel is determined to preserve its security gains in the north.
- 01Filber said Netanyahu will choose confrontation with Trump over leaving Lebanon.
- 02He linked the issue to the new U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding.
- 03He said Israel will not accept a withdrawal from Lebanon.
- 04Filber said Israel will insist on preserving northern security gains, even at the cost of tension with Washington.
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