# Adviser: Israel remains in Lebanon buffer zone after Hezbollah disarmament failed

https://mins.news/en/item/17491

- TASS, 2026-08-09 14:05 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2170705

> Dmitry Gendelman, an adviser in the Israeli prime minister’s office, said Israel remains in Lebanon’s security zone. He attributed the continued presence to the failure to disarm Hezbollah. Gendelman said Israel would dismantle the infrastructure it describes as terror-related on its own. His remarks presented the operation as the reason Israel is staying in the zone.

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