They do not have territorial intentions on south Lebanon. And the reason they feel they have to be there is because they're worried about Hezbollah fighters in south Lebanon firing into Israel. We do believe, of course, it's going to require a lot of hard work that we can get to a place where Lebanon's territorial integrity and sovereignty is protected, Israel's security is protected. And that's going to require some coordination with the Lebanese armed forces. And also it's going to require the Iranians to reign in Hezbollah. (07:52–08:03)
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Asserts belief that Lebanon's sovereignty and Israel's security can be protected with effort.
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