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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) \u2014 Israel\u2019s defense minister said Monday that Israel won\u2019t withdraw from land seized in Lebanon as the interim deal<\/span> between Iran and the United States is pending.<\/p>\n

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Israel Katz\u2019s remarks were the first official Israeli comments after the announcement of the interim deal. The two sides plan to meet Friday in Geneva to sign it, Pakistan has said.<\/p>\n

Katz said Israel plans to stay \u201cindefinitely\u201d in lands it holds in Lebanon, as well as Syria and the Gaza Strip. Iran has tied the interim deal over the war to halting Israel\u2019s attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon.<\/p>\n

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Katz also threatened that if Iran attacks Israel over Israeli strikes in Lebanon, Israel will strike Iran with \u201cgreat force.\u201d<\/p>\n

Over the past two and a half years, Israel has taken control of areas in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria amounting to 1,000 square kilometers (386 square miles) of territory \u2014 an area that is slightly smaller than New York City.<\/p>\n

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