Israel will not withdraw from southern Lebanon as part of the newly agreed to US-Iran deal despite Iranian demands, an Israeli source told The Jerusalem Post on Monday.
An IDF source also confirmed that if Hezbollah respects the ceasefire, there will not be attacks anywhere in Lebanon.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has yet to address the US-Iran deal or the issue of Lebanon, which, according to Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's announcement, is included in the deal.
“Both sides have declared the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon,” Sharif stated.
Israel struck in Beirut hours before US-Iran deal reached
Hours before the US-Iran deal was finalized on Sunday, Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz instructed the IDF to target the Dahiyeh district of Beirut in response to Hezbollah fire toward Israeli territory.
"Israel will not tolerate fire directed at its territory," the two said in a joint statement.
According to Axios reporter Barak Ravid, the IDF notified CENTCOM shortly before conducting the strike.
US President Donald Trump spoke to Netanyahu after the strikes, and publicly denounced them on social media.
"This morning's attacks should not have happened, particularly on a special day when we are so close to a Peace Deal with Iran," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Trump added that, while Israel has the right to "defend itself against threats," the threat it was defending itself against was "very small and meaningless."