Report: Trump committed to IDF withdrawal from Lebanon in exchange for joining the Abraham Accords

A report in Lebanon attributes to Trump a commitment to a full Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon in exchange for Beirut joining the Abraham Accords. Israel responded: "No withdrawal before the disarmament of Hezbollah." The report has not been officially confirmed by the White House.

A report in Lebanon attributes to US President Donald Trump a commitment to a full Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, in exchange for Beirut joining the Abraham Accords. The article cites a diplomatic source familiar with the details, but does not publish a document anchoring the promise, does not identify the diplomat or the country they represent, and does not include confirmation from the White House. It also does not specify when the commitments were made, to whom they were conveyed, or the possible timeline for their implementation. Israel responded to the report, stating that no withdrawal will occur before the disarmament of Hezbollah. According to senior officials, the condition for any redeployment of the IDF is the disarmament of Hezbollah throughout Lebanon. However, Israel does not rule out a peace agreement with Lebanon after the removal of the security threat. The newspaper emphasized that progress on the matter would depend on a broader arrangement or a strategic understanding between Washington and Tehran. Such understandings would have implications for the internal arena in Lebanon, especially for Hezbollah. It was also claimed that the Iranian leadership explicitly asked the organization not to join a new war of support.