Author: Sydra BOHSAS

# Israel’s Conditions for South Lebanon Withdrawal: Gradual Retreat Only, No US Pressure As preparations underway to resume US-mediated talks between Lebanon and Israel, Tel Aviv has laid out its conditions for any potential withdrawal from areas in southern Lebanon. Israel has established a clear operational equation: *no withdrawal before testing the Lebanese mechanism*, and no retreat from any strategic point that Israel believes could directly threaten its northern towns. According to a report by journalist Amir Bohbot on the Israeli website Walla, talks between Israel and Lebanon, mediated by the United States, are expected to resume tomorrow, Tuesday. Estimates…