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US must ‘force’ Israel to change its policy on Lebanon

Al Jazeera Thursday 18 June 2026, 04:15 UTC 1 min read
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US must ‘force’ Israel to change its policy on Lebanon US must ‘force’ Israel to change its policy on Lebanon Israel may ‘symbolically’ pull back its troops from southern Lebanon after the US and Iran signed a peace deal which included an end to Israel’s war on Lebanon, according to analyst Rami Khouri. But he attests, real policy change will only happen when the US forces Israel’s hand. Published On 18 Jun 2026

US must ‘force’ Israel to change its policy on Lebanon US must ‘force’ Israel to change its policy on Lebanon Israel may ‘symbolically’ pull back its troops from southern Lebanon after the US and Iran signed a peace deal which included an end to Israel’s war on Lebanon, according to analyst Rami Khouri. But he attests, real policy change will only happen when the US forces Israel’s hand. Published On 18 Jun 2026
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