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Katz on Syria’s fight against Hezbollah: Al-Sharaa should not interfere in Israel’s affairs

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz

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# 19 June 2026 13:07 (UTC +04:00)

Israel will not withdraw from the security zones it has established in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said in an interview with local television, APA reports.

“No one can tell us what to do,” Katz said while commenting on calls for the Israeli army to leave Lebanon.

Katz also commented on U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks that “Let Hezbollah and the Syrian army deal with it.”

“We do not need Al-Sharaa. We do not need him to come here and help us. We know Syria very well. Al-Sharaa will not help us. It is better for him to stay in Syria and not interfere in our affairs. Nor should he force us to interfere in his affairs,” the Israeli defense minister stressed.

He also spoke about military operations in Lebanon. The defense minister noted that all houses located within the security zone established by Israel in Lebanon had been destroyed and that the 200,000 residents who lived there would not be able to return to their homes.

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