Jared Malsin

Netanyahu said he's not going to elaborate on that. Look, so this is all happening in the context of this. The war in Gaza has spawned this larger regional war. That has resulted in Israel and Iran exchanging direct fire for the first time in history. So there's been a lot of concern about the worst case scenarios of full scale war between these two archenemies in the Middle East.

Netanyahu said he's not going to elaborate on that. Look, so this is all happening in the context of this. The war in Gaza has spawned this larger regional war. That has resulted in Israel and Iran exchanging direct fire for the first time in history. So there's been a lot of concern about the worst case scenarios of full scale war between these two archenemies in the Middle East.

The significance is that in the last deal, so in Resolution 1701 that ended the last war almost 20 years ago, they called on Hezbollah to not have its military forces in the area south of the Latani River. There's also a history here where Israel has kind of used the Latani as they don't want threats to their security in that area.

The significance is that in the last deal, so in Resolution 1701 that ended the last war almost 20 years ago, they called on Hezbollah to not have its military forces in the area south of the Latani River. There's also a history here where Israel has kind of used the Latani as they don't want threats to their security in that area.

The significance is that in the last deal, so in Resolution 1701 that ended the last war almost 20 years ago, they called on Hezbollah to not have its military forces in the area south of the Latani River. There's also a history here where Israel has kind of used the Latani as they don't want threats to their security in that area.

In the 1970s, they launched what's called Operation Latani to kind of roll back Palestinian militants from that area. And this has been their consistent demand is they don't want militants in that area.

In the 1970s, they launched what's called Operation Latani to kind of roll back Palestinian militants from that area. And this has been their consistent demand is they don't want militants in that area.

In the 1970s, they launched what's called Operation Latani to kind of roll back Palestinian militants from that area. And this has been their consistent demand is they don't want militants in that area.

They have signaled their support for it. The Lebanese government says that they have agreed to it and... We've spoken with Hezbollah officials who have spoken positively of it. There is some ambiguity here where they have not come out publicly with an endorsement.

They have signaled their support for it. The Lebanese government says that they have agreed to it and... We've spoken with Hezbollah officials who have spoken positively of it. There is some ambiguity here where they have not come out publicly with an endorsement.

They have signaled their support for it. The Lebanese government says that they have agreed to it and... We've spoken with Hezbollah officials who have spoken positively of it. There is some ambiguity here where they have not come out publicly with an endorsement.

There could be a number of reasons for that, one of which is that it does amount to a climb down from their previous policy of maintaining the linkage with Gaza.

There could be a number of reasons for that, one of which is that it does amount to a climb down from their previous policy of maintaining the linkage with Gaza.

There could be a number of reasons for that, one of which is that it does amount to a climb down from their previous policy of maintaining the linkage with Gaza.

It's a huge concession because it was their entire rationale for getting involved in the war in the first place. They were saying, we are doing this to help Palestinians. It is an act of solidarity with them and an act of solidarity with Hamas, who is an allied group and also part of this constellation of pro-Iranian militias in the region.

It's a huge concession because it was their entire rationale for getting involved in the war in the first place. They were saying, we are doing this to help Palestinians. It is an act of solidarity with them and an act of solidarity with Hamas, who is an allied group and also part of this constellation of pro-Iranian militias in the region.

It's a huge concession because it was their entire rationale for getting involved in the war in the first place. They were saying, we are doing this to help Palestinians. It is an act of solidarity with them and an act of solidarity with Hamas, who is an allied group and also part of this constellation of pro-Iranian militias in the region.

And it's a big deal in the sense that they came under a lot of pressure from Lebanese society to stop this. There was a lot of suffering here, a lot of people who had to leave their homes, whose homes were destroyed, a lot of people killed and injured. Obviously devastating for the economy.

And it's a big deal in the sense that they came under a lot of pressure from Lebanese society to stop this. There was a lot of suffering here, a lot of people who had to leave their homes, whose homes were destroyed, a lot of people killed and injured. Obviously devastating for the economy.

And it's a big deal in the sense that they came under a lot of pressure from Lebanese society to stop this. There was a lot of suffering here, a lot of people who had to leave their homes, whose homes were destroyed, a lot of people killed and injured. Obviously devastating for the economy.