The US-brokered framework agreement between "Israel" and Lebanon is worthless and will backfire disastrously, according to a blistering critique published by the Hebrew-language version of Times of Israel, Zamn Yisrael.

"The framework agreement with Lebanon is an illusion that will blow up in our faces," the site wrote, arguing that "Israel has achieved nothing" and that the deals were forced upon it by a Washington that had grown "tired of being preoccupied with the Middle East."

It added that "Israel is in a very bad situation" and that the United States had imposed accords "not worth the paper they are written on."

The article also drew a parallel between the Lebanon framework and "unrealistic" US policy rhetoric, comparing it to President Donald Trump's past statements about "hotels and casinos in Gaza" and "Iran without nuclear weapons or ballistic missiles."

It further noted that the US administration pursued the agreement vigorously in order to hand Trump "another celebratory announcement."

In a related development, the far-right Israeli daily Israel Hayom reported earlier that while the security establishment officially supports the agreement signed with Beirut, it harbors significant doubts about its success. The newspaper warned that the implementation path is "long and full of obstacles" and that the chances of success are "not great", according to security sources.

In the same context, no order for any Israeli military withdrawal from Lebanese territory has been received to date, Haaretz reported Monday, citing unnamed security sources. The report underscored growing confusion over how and when a recently signed ceasefire-security agreement between "Israel" and Lebanon would actually translate into a pullback on the ground.

Haaretz further noted that Israeli forces are not currently deployed in the village of Zowtar al-Gharbiyah, yet both the political and military establishments are actively promoting a withdrawal from that specific location as part of what they describe as a broader "withdrawal package."

Meanwhile, Kan reported that the US has proposed training Lebanese forces to take over "demilitarized" zones in place of Israeli troops, indicating Washington's push to shape post-conflict security arrangements.

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