Good to speak again with the FM of New Zealand Winston Peters.
I said that Israel will respect the ceasefire in Lebanon as long as it won’t be breached by Hezbollah.
We don’t have territorial ambitions in Lebanon, but we will not withdraw from the security zone and expose our citizens to Hezbollah’s attacks and possible invasion.
Lebanon’s sovereignty has been breached for decades to this very day by Iran’s indirect occupation by Hezbollah. It’s the interest of both Lebanon and Israel that Hezbollah’s terror state will be dismantled.
I invited the FM to Israel.
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: Gideon Sa’ar
Foreign Affairs Minister of Israel