The US–Israel–Lebanon Trilateral Framework is signed in Washington — Key Events — Levant

What happened

Israel and Lebanon sign a Trilateral Framework in Washington "with the full support of the United States". It declares an intent to end the conflict and formally conclude any state of war, and sets a "reciprocal, sequenced process": the Lebanese army restores sovereign authority pending verified disarmament of non-state armed groups, enabling the IDF to redeploy progressively out of Lebanon, zone by zone, starting from two initial pilot zones. It commits to a military coordination group with US participation, which the US Secretary of State's statement names the Military Coordination Group for Lebanon. A security annex is to complement it.

It is the instrument that now governs the Israel–Lebanon front, and it sets no withdrawal timeline and no end date. It does not mention Resolution 1701, UNIFIL, the Security Council, the Blue Line or the Litani, and contains no ceasefire terms. The security annex has not been published and is known only from a leaked text. Hezbollah is not bound, and its leader is reported to have called the framework "null and void".

Confidence: High

When26 Jun 2026

KindDiplomatic · Military

ArenaIsrael–Lebanon / Blue Line

Confidence: High Sources: US government statements and documents on Israel, Gaza and Lebanon · Treaty and agreement texts — Israel, Palestine, Lebanon and neighbours ↗ · Security Council Report — monthly forecasts ↗ · L'Orient Today / L'Orient-Le Jour ↗ Methodology Corrections

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Military2026-10-12Are Hezbollah's weapons moving to the Lebanese state — taken by the army, set on a cabinet timetable or conceded by Hezbollah's leadership?Baseline
Military2026-10-12Is Iranian support reaching Hezbollah and the Palestinian armed groups in Lebanon and the Palestinian territories, and is it intercepted on the Lebanese side?Baseline
Military2026-10-12Is the Israel–Lebanon Framework's zone-by-zone sequence moving — Israeli forces leaving named areas and the Lebanese army entering them — or is the Israeli-held area holding or growing?Baseline
Diplomatic2026-10-12What replaces UNIFIL south of the Litani when its operations cease on 31 December 2026?Baseline

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