{"id":4219,"date":"2026-07-11T12:07:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T12:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4219"},"modified":"2026-07-11T12:07:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T12:07:23","slug":"israeli-envoy-says-trump-could-score-biggest-abraham-accords-win-yet-with-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4219","title":{"rendered":"Israeli envoy says Trump could score biggest Abraham Accords win yet \u2014 with Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Trump\u2019s efforts to reshape the Middle East could eventually deliver his most improbable diplomatic prize yet: bringing Lebanon into the Abraham Accords after decades of hostility with Israel.<\/p>\n

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Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon told The Post that if Lebanon succeeds in pushing Hezbollah from the country\u2019s south and reestablishing government control over its territory, normalization with Israel is no longer out of the question.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it can be dramatic,\u201d Danon said when asked what a Hezbollah-free Lebanon could mean for the region. \u201cWe will be very happy to see normalization \u2014 even seeing them joining the Abraham Accords.\u201d<\/p>\n

Such a breakthrough would mark one of the biggest expansions of the Trump-brokered accords since they were first signed in 2020, extending Israel\u2019s diplomatic recognition with Arab states and reshaping alliances across the Middle East.<\/p>\n

The vision aligns with a broader Trump administration effort to help Lebanon reclaim full sovereignty by eliminating Hezbollah\u2019s military grip over the country\u2019s south, a US official told The Post this week.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Trump Administration is working to achieve a sovereign Lebanon that isn\u2019t being threatened internally by Hezbollah, and Hezbollah cannot use southern Lebanon to pose a threat to neighbors,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance both held high-level calls with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to help push the agreement over the finish line.<\/p>\n

The US official said one substantial point of agreement during negotiations was that both Israel and Lebanon shared the same concern about Tehran\u2019s influence.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven when Lebanon and Israel were disagreeing on everything, they agreed they didn\u2019t want Iran meddling in their affairs,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n

But Danon cautioned that Lebanon still faces enormous obstacles before any such agreement could become reality.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will take time,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s much more complicated in Lebanon when you have the involvement of Hezbollah in parliament and in other parts of government.\u201d<\/p>\n

The US official echoed that assessment, stressing that Hezbollah remains deeply embedded throughout Lebanon\u2019s political and security institutions, saying: \u201cnobody is under any illusion that it\u2019s going to be easy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Israel has already done much of the heavy lifting militarily by weakening both Hezbollah \u2014 notably with the infamous pager explosions of 2024 \u2014 and its Iranian backers, creating a rare opportunity for Lebanon\u2019s government to reclaim control over territory long dominated by the terrorist group.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe weakened Hezbollah dramatically. We weakened the sponsor of Hezbollah, Iran,\u201d Danon said. \u201cI think now it\u2019s a good time for the Lebanese to take action.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ambassador said Israel has recently begun the first stages of withdrawing from portions of southern Lebanon under a new security arrangement, with the expectation that the US-backed Lebanese Armed Forces will move in to replace Israeli troops.<\/p>\n

But the withdrawal will be deliberately gradual, with Washington warning that rushing the process could allow Hezbollah to quickly return.<\/p>\n

Israel, Danon stressed, has no interest in occupying Lebanon permanently.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t have a desire to stay in Lebanon,\u201d he said. \u201cWe want the Lebanese military to be there.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ambassador praised Lebanon\u2019s new leadership for publicly committing to curb Hezbollah\u2019s influence but said words alone won\u2019t be enough.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re now starting to test the gap between intention and capability,\u201d Danon said. \u201cThey have to prove not only intentions but also capabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Abraham Accords were brokered during the first Trump administration in 2020 to establish direct relations between Israel and several nations, including the UAE and Bahrain. The accords help set up normal diplomatic, trade, travel, and economic relations between Israel and countries that previously didn\u2019t do business with the Jewish state due to conflict with Palestinians.<\/p>\n

For the Trump administration, a stable Lebanon no longer controlled by Hezbollah would represent another major setback for Iran\u2019s regional influence while potentially opening the door to expanding one of the president\u2019s signature foreign policy achievements.<\/p>\n

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Danon acknowledged that scenario remains a long way off, warning that Iran still wields significant influence inside Lebanon.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran\u2026they feel that they own the country,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s not easy. It requires efforts and determination.\u201d<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s actions in the war targeting Gulf states have also driven up the possibility that other nations in the region could sign onto the Abraham Accords, Danon said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt strengthened the relationship we already had with countries like the UAE and Bahrain and other countries,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s one thing to speak about the Iranian threat, but once they are being attacked by ballistic missiles and drones, it\u2019s much more realistic.\u201d<\/p>\n

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