Middle East

Israel Offers to Cut Troops in Lebanon If Hezbollah Disarms

WATCH: The offer marks a rare public overture to Lebanon by Netanyahu. Dan Williams reports.Source: Bloomberg

Israel said it’s willing to start withdrawing its troops from Lebanon if the government there follows through with a plan to disarm Iran-backed Hezbollah by year’s end.

The offer marks a rare public overture by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who called the decision by Lebanon to task the army with demilitarizing the Lebanese militia “momentous.”