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Source: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-842018
Israel to Stay in Syrian Buffer Zone, Key Positions on Lebanese Border, with U.S. Support
(Jerusalem Post) Yonah Jeremy Bob - The U.S. will support Israel in maintaining for an extended period the buffer zone it created in Syria in December, the Jerusalem Post has learned. Israel also understands that President Trump would like to withdraw the remaining American forces in Syria. Sources also were adamant that the IDF will maintain a presence in five key defensive positions on the Israel-Lebanon border even after the Feb. 18 deadline for the military to withdraw from southern Lebanon. They said that both the Lebanese government and the U.S. have agreed to such an arrangement over Hizbullah's objections. Sources added that the military will initiate new attacks anytime Hizbullah fighters return to southern Lebanon in violation of the ceasefire. For example, IDF drones may detect Hizbullah fighters, dressed as civilians, opening up a hiding spot where weapons are concealed, and could then fire on them without setting foot in Lebanon. Based on reports that some Lebanese military officials are working with Hizbullah, the IDF will not solely rely on the Lebanese Army.