### [2026-06-26](/feed/2026/06/26/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# Israel, Lebanon, and the United States sign a trilateral framework agreement in Washington, D.C, that provides for the transfer of two Israeli-held areas to Lebanese army control and establishes a process for the disarmament of Hezbollah. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via RFI](https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20260626-lebanon-israel-us-sign-trilateral-framework-agreement-in-washington)
2. [Axios'' via Naharnet](https://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/320949-full-text-of-lebanon-israel-framework-agreement)
3. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-drops-leaflets-over-south-lebanon-town-ordering-residents-leave-2026-06-26/)

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