{"id":1519,"date":"2026-06-27T18:34:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T18:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/2026\/06\/27\/middle-east-war-lebanon-israel-and-us-sign-framework-agreement-in-washington\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T18:34:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T18:34:30","slug":"middle-east-war-lebanon-israel-and-us-sign-framework-agreement-in-washington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=1519","title":{"rendered":"Middle East war: Lebanon, Israel and US sign framework agreement in Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-tms-ad-status=\"idle\" data-tms-ad-container class=\"o-ad-container o-ad-container--banner-top o-ad-container--with-shimmer o-ad-container--with-background\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-container__content o-ad-container__content--report-enabled\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-container__label m-block-ad__label--report-enabled\">\n                    <span class=\"o-ad-container__label__text\">Advertising<\/span><br \/>\n                                            <button title=\"Report this ad\" class=\"o-ad-container__content__report-link\" data-tms-ad-report><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-ad-sponsoring\" data-tms-ad-type=\"sponsoring\" data-tms-ad-status=\"disabled\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-sponsoring__wrapper\">\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content t-content--article\" id=\"main-content\">\n<div class=\"t-content__above-sidebar\">\n<h1 class=\"t-content__title a-page-title\">Middle East war: Lebanon, Israel and US sign framework agreement in Washington<\/h1>\n<div class=\"m-master-tag\">\n<div class=\"a-tag-section\">\n                                    Middle East\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"t-content__chapo\">\n                                        \u2060US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Friday a framework agreement between \u200cIsrael \u2060and Lebanon \u200cfollowing talks held \u2060in Washington. Nada Hamadeh, ambassador of Lebanon to the United States described the framework as &#8220;a first step on the road of restoring Lebanese\u00a0sovereignty and territorial integrity&#8221;.                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__with-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"t-content__beside-sidebar\" data-article-content>\n<div class=\"t-content__metadata\">\n<div class=\"t-content__dates\">\n<p class=\"m-pub-dates\"><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Issued on: <time datetime=\"2026-06-26T18:17:12+00:00\">26\/06\/2026 &#8211; 20:17<\/time><\/span><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Modified: <time datetime=\"2026-06-26T18:55:33+00:00\">26\/06\/2026 &#8211; 20:55<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"a-reading-time\">\n    <span class=\"a-reading-time__icon\" title=\"Reading time\"><\/p>\n<p>    <\/span><br \/>\n    2 min    <span class=\"u-sr-only\">Reading time<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a-share-button\" data-root-share>\n<p>                            <span 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srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/efd8f892-718d-11f1-bf82-005056a97e36\/w:388\/p:16x9\/000-B8G94LF.jpg 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/efd8f892-718d-11f1-bf82-005056a97e36\/w:720\/p:16x9\/000-B8G94LF.jpg 720w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/efd8f892-718d-11f1-bf82-005056a97e36\/w:1024\/p:16x9\/000-B8G94LF.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1076px) 100vw, 1012px\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"Lebanon, Israel and the United States on Friday signed a trilateral framework agreement aimed at paving the way for a peace deal between the two long-time Middle East adversaries.\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"a-img \"><figcaption class=\"a-figcaption\">\n                US Secretary of State Marco Rubio shakes hands with Lebanese Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh as Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter and State Department Chief of Staff Daniel Holler look on during a signing ceremony at the US Department of State in Washington, DC, on June 26, 2026.         \u00a9 Saul Loeb, AFP    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__body u-clearfix\">\n<p>US Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Marco Rubio<\/a> along with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Israel<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/lebanon\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Lebanon<\/a>\u2019s ambassadors announced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20260624-israel-and-lebanon-discuss-plan-to-transfer-some-southern-territory-to-lebanese-army\" target=\"_self\">framework agreement<\/a> Friday that was described as a first step towards peace following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/lebanon-damage-estimated-at-1-3-billion-but-who-will-foot-the-bill\" target=\"_self\">months of conflict<\/a> between Israel and the Lebanese militant group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/hezbollah\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Hezbollah<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The officials did not share details on the agreement that was signed by Yechiel Leiter, the Israeli ambassador to the United States, and Nada Hamadeh, ambassador of Lebanon to the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Hamadeh said the framework \u201cis a first step on the road to restoring Lebanese sovereignty and territorial integrity, securing a permanent and final cessation of hostilities, enabling our people to go back to their land and allowing all Lebanese to live in peace, security, and prosperity&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-em-video\">\n<div class=\"m-em-video__title\">Lebanon war damage estimated at $1.3 billion, but who will foot the bill?<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-video-player o-video-player--16x9\" data-media-video-wbmz562089-f24-en-20260626 data-show-hidden-video-player=\"WBMZ562089-F24-EN-20260626\" data-wrapper-video-player 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AFP &#8211; ABBAS FAKIH    <\/figcaption><div class=\"m-item-image__overlay-wrapper\">\n                <button class=\"m-main-media-btn\" aria-label=\"Lebanon war damage estimated at $1.3 billion, but who will foot the bill?: Play the video\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"m-main-media-btn__picto\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"a-circle-loader\">\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><br \/>\n<time class=\"a-media-time\">03:01<\/time>                <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-hidden-video-player=\"WBMZ562089-F24-EN-20260626\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Leiter said the final destination of the framework is peace between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReal peace, where both countries will live in security, where Israel\u2019s and Lebanon\u2019s sovereignty will be respected, honored, and protected,\u201d Leiter said. \u201cIn this performance-based trilateral framework agreement, Iran is out. Hezbollah is out. And the road to peace between Israel and Lebanon is in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The latest conflict began when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/hezbollah-strikes-israel-group-claims-rocket-attacks-on-israeli-forces-and-border-towns\" target=\"_self\">Hezbollah fired rockets into Israel<\/a> days after Israel and the US launched their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/iran-conflict\/\" target=\"_self\">war on Iran<\/a> on February 28. Israel invaded Lebanon and has expanded its control.<\/p>\n<p>More than 4,000 people in Lebanon have been killed in Israeli strikes since March. At least 37 Israeli soldiers have been killed in Lebanon or northern Israel during the fighting.<\/p>\n<p>A lull earlier this week in fire between Israeli and Hezbollah forces began to show cracks after Israel said it targeted Hezbollah militants in several strikes across southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>Hezbollah was not part of the talks, which resulted in several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/israel-strikes-lebanon-despite-ceasefire-at-least-16-killed\" target=\"_self\">ceasefire agreements that were never implemented<\/a> on the ground.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a-read-more\"><span class=\"a-read-more__label\">Read more<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20260626-hezbollah-fpv-drones-iron-dome-decoy-launchers\" target=\"_self\" class=\"a-read-more__link\">Hezbollah claims hits on Israel\u2019s Iron Dome but videos show strikes on decoys<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lebanese officials have said that securing a withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon is a top priority for them in the negotiations, while Israeli officials have prioritised the disarmament of the Iran-backed Hezbollah.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Lebanon\u2019s President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/joseph-aoun\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Joseph Aoun<\/a> told a visiting British parliamentary delegation that a proposal for \u201cpilot zones\u201d where the Lebanese army is supposed to take exclusive control of the territory as Israeli troops will withdraw was \u201cunder discussion pending approval from the Israeli side&#8221;. He reiterated that the Israel-Lebanon negotiations in Washington are separate from what emerged from from the Iran-US talks in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/switzerland\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Switzerland<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>An Israeli official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to the media said Israel\u2019s direct negotiations with Lebanon include discussions about the redeployment of Israeli forces after southern Lebanon is cleared of Hezbollah infrastructure and Hezbollah has disarmed.<\/p>\n<p>Hezbollah is unlikely to agree to any plan that would include its disarmament throughout the country. The group has maintained that it is only required by previous agreements and UN resolutions to disarm in the area south of the Litani River, near Lebanon\u2019s border with Israel.<\/p>\n<p><em>(FRANCE 24 with AFP)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"o-sidebar__aside\">\n<div data-tms-ad-status=\"idle\" data-tms-ad-container class=\"o-ad-container o-ad-container--box o-ad-container--with-shimmer\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-container__content o-ad-container__content--report-enabled\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-container__label m-block-ad__label--report-enabled\">\n                    <span class=\"o-ad-container__label__text\">Advertising<\/span><br \/>\n                                            <button title=\"Report this ad\" class=\"o-ad-container__content__report-link\" data-tms-ad-report><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__tags t-content__below-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"m-section-title m-section-title--small\">Keywords for this article<\/div>\n<ul class=\"m-tags-list\">\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/usa\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"USA\">    USA<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/israel\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Israel\">    Israel<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/lebanon\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Lebanon\">    Lebanon<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Marco Rubio\">    Marco Rubio<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/middle-east\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Middle East\">    Middle East<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/iran-conflict\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Iran war\">    Iran war<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advertising Middle East war: Lebanon, Israel and US sign framework agreement in Washington Middle East&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":1520,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-middle-east"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1519"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1519\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}