Lebanon and Israel, under U.S. sponsorship, have signed a framework agreement to end hostilities, marking the first direct negotiations between the two countries despite no formal diplomatic ties. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that Israeli forces would remain in a self-declared ten-kilometer security zone within Lebanon's territory until the militant group Hezbollah disarms. Experts say the deal lacks guarantees for Israel’s full withdrawal, while Hezbollah’s leader called the agreement humiliating and void. Success hinges on Iran, Hezbollah’s patron, whose strategic calculations will determine implementation. The Lebanese army will assume control of designated zones only after external confirmation that non-state armed groups have disarmed.