The Lebanese army is ready to deploy to the border with Israel when and if the Israeli army withdraws from southern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese defense minister. But he, like other Lebanese officials, maintains that any Israeli withdrawal must be unconditional. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly stated that such a withdrawal must be accompanied by Lebanese guarantees that it would prevent Hezbollah attacks on northern Israel.
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