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 ...
![Israeli security guard peering through a hole of Israel's separation barrier by Palestinian youth in the Abu Dis neighrbood, bordering Jerusalem on July 9, 2013. [Abbas Momani/Getty Images]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/173174994.jpg?itok=hsdbvPy2 "Israeli security guard peering through a hole of Israel's separation barrier by Palestinian youth in the Abu Dis neighrbood, bordering Jerusalem on July 9, 2013. [Abbas Momani/Getty Images]")
![Cars drive through a flooded street in northern Riyadh, on November 17, 2013, after heavy rains fell overnight in the Saudi capital, caused floods and traffic jams. [FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP/Getty Images]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/450172929.jpg?itok=2BGB1g1K "Cars drive through a flooded street in northern Riyadh, on November 17, 2013, after heavy rains fell overnight in the Saudi capital, caused floods and traffic jams. [FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP/Getty Images]")
![EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton speaks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on November 7, 2013. [Fabrice Cofrrini/AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/187226391.jpg?itok=2dakp19C "EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton speaks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on November 7, 2013. [Fabrice Cofrrini/AFP]")
![Members of Hamas' security forces stand guard in front of the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip on September 16, 2013. [Said Khatib/Getty Images]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/180692559.jpg?itok=XVbku9kT "Members of Hamas' security forces stand guard in front of the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip on September 16, 2013. [Said Khatib/Getty Images]")
