The United States Department of State has released a 14-point framework or understanding agreement between Israel and Lebanon, which had been signed earlier in Washington DC. Under the agreement, Lebanon’s army will gradually assume full and effective security responsibility in designated ‘pilot zones’. Israel and Lebanon have initially agreed on two such zones, though their names remain undisclosed. Additional areas may be added later by mutual consent.

The Lebanese government will reassert exclusive state control over the use of force and ensure the complete and verified disarmament of all non-state armed groups, a clause understood to refer to Hezbollah. Israel stated that eliminating threats from such groups would remove the need for future Israeli military operations or presence in Lebanon. It also affirmed having no territorial ambitions toward Lebanon.

The agreement includes US coordination to mobilize international partners for Lebanon’s reconstruction. Israel and Lebanon will form a joint working group to draft a comprehensive peace and security agreement. Separately, the US pledged major resources to break the cycle of violence, announcing $100 million in humanitarian aid through the UN and over $30 million in reimbursements to Lebanon’s army.