The implementation of the framework agreement with Lebanon, including the withdrawal of Israeli troops, will depend on Hezbollah’s disarmament, adviser in the Israeli prime minister’s office Dmitri Gendelman said.

“Any progress under the framework agreement can be possible only if the Lebanese side takes concrete and verifiable steps to disarm Hezbollah. As long as the threat persists, the IDF (Israel Defense Forces - TASS) will continue to carry out its missions near our (Israel’s - TASS) northern borders,” he told TASS.

“Israel’s security is not a bargaining chip,” he stressed.