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The United States has deployed a military monitoring mechanism through CENTCOM to track ongoing hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon in real time, supporting diplomatic negotiations aimed at achieving a permanent ceasefire and comprehensive peace agreement between the two nations.
Hizbollah's leadership has categorically refused to accept Israeli military installations or buffer zones anywhere in Lebanese territory, directly contradicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's assertion that forces will stay indefinitely.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that Israeli troops will remain in southern Lebanon for as long as deemed necessary, while reaffirming Israel's commitment to preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons capabilities.
President Trump has publicly criticised Israel's military operations in Lebanon, arguing that destroying entire residential buildings to pursue Hizbollah fighters results in unnecessary civilian deaths. The rebuke marks a rare moment of daylight between Washington and Tel Aviv.