Lebanon Trilateral Framework Agreement (2025–2026)
Parties: United States, Israel, Lebanon
Mediators: United States
A U.S.-brokered successor to the November 2024 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire, consolidating the earlier deal into a formal U.S.–Israel–Lebanon framework. It began with Beirut's acceptance of U.S. envoy Tom Barrack's proposal on August 7, 2025, and was formalized in mid-2026; it replaced — rather than merely extended — the 2024 arrangement.
The November 2024 Israel–Hezbollah ceasefire (separate entry) never cleanly held: Israel missed the 60-day withdrawal deadline, the window was extended to February 18, 2025, Israeli forces stayed in parts of the south beyond that, and both sides traded violations. Rather than collapse, the arrangement was consolidated into a successor.
On August 7, 2025, Beirut accepted a proposal from U.S. envoy Tom Barrack to consolidate the ceasefire into a formal U.S.–Israel–Lebanon "Trilateral Framework Agreement". The U.S. State Department released the framework text in June 2026. It affirms each state's right to exist in peace, declares "the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts," and sets binding security measures including Hezbollah disarmament/withdrawal and reductions in Israeli forces.
This entry is tagged renegotiated because it is a genuine successor arrangement that replaced the November 2024 ceasefire rather than merely extending it — new parties (the U.S. as a formal signatory), a new formal text, and a new enforcement structure. The earlier 2024 deal is preserved as its own (now-historical) entry. Implementation and violations of the framework are ongoing; analyst assessments (Arab Center DC, TIMEP, MEI) are mixed on whether it stabilizes or freezes an unfavorable status quo. Status as of July 2026.
- Affirms each state's right to exist in peace; mutual desire for security
- Immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts
- Hezbollah disarmament and withdrawal north of the Litani River
- Reduction of Israeli forces in southern Lebanon (with vetted Lebanese Armed Forces deployment)
- Creation of "pilot" security zones inside Lebanon from which Hezbollah must withdraw
Formal text released by the U.S. State Department in June 2026. Built on — and replaced — the November 2024 ceasefire plus UN Security Council Resolution 1701.
Sources:
- U.S. State Department — Trilateral Framework between the U.S., Israel, and Lebanon (June 2026)
- Arab Center DC — The Trilateral Framework Agreement: Drivers and Implications for Lebanon
- TIMEP — What Does the Trilateral Framework Mean for Lebanon? (July 1, 2026)
- BBC — Israel and Lebanon agree to implement ceasefire if Hezbollah stops attacks
- 2024 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire agreement — Wikipedia (predecessor)
Last updated 2026-07-16