July 16th, 2026 - 08:56 GMT
Israel tells US Pentagon it’s keeping its forces inside ‘security zones’ in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria
ALBAWABA - Israeli Defense Minister, Israel Katz, told U.S. Defense Minister Pete Hegseth that Israel is planning to keep its forces inside their ‘security zones’ in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria. Katz’s statement comes just days after U.S. President Donald Trump asked Israel to withdraw its forces from said ‘security zones’, telling Netanyahu that Israeli troop deployment was fueling tensions in the region, saying: "They don't want you there. You should ...
![Saudi newspapers headlining the deal made with major powers over Iran's disputed nuclear deal are seen on November 25, 2013 in the capital Riyadh. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/451900591.jpg?itok=XhSWVT7D "Saudi newspapers headlining the deal made with major powers over Iran's disputed nuclear deal are seen on November 25, 2013 in the capital Riyadh. [AFP]")
![French ambassador to Baghdad Denys Gauer at a meeting marking the visit of a French trade delegation to Iraq in the heavily fortified Green Zone of the Iraqi capital on November 25, 2013. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/451906495.jpg?itok=iRZipgRP "French ambassador to Baghdad Denys Gauer at a meeting marking the visit of a French trade delegation to Iraq in the heavily fortified Green Zone of the Iraqi capital on November 25, 2013. [AFP]")
