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Analysis-Israel-Lebanon deal may entrench stalemate rather than end war, analysts say

al-monitorMonday, June 29, 2026
Analysis-Israel-Lebanon deal may entrench stalemate rather than end war, analysts say

By Samia NakhoulBEIRUT, June 29 (Reuters) - A security deal between Israel and Lebanon risks entrenching a stalemate rather than resolving Israel's underlying conflict with Hezbollah by tying Israel's pullout from southern Lebanon to the Iran-aligned group's disarmament, a condition regional analysts and politicians say is unattainable.At its core is a bargain few see as workable: Hezbollah has flatly rejected disarmament, and no Lebanese government has the power to enforce it.

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