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Israel agrees to 60-day ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon

November 26th 2024 , , ,
Photo: Israel Defense Forces

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Tuesday that the security cabinet has accepted the proposed 60-day ceasefire agreement in Lebanon, but that Israel will maintain “freedom of action” if Hezbollah violates the agreement.

"The duration of the ceasefire will depend on what happens in Lebanon and we will maintain complete freedom of movement," the prime minister said in a statement.

The security cabinet met for several hours to discuss the terms of the agreement and Netanyahu announced that he had voted in favour of the US-proposed ceasefire compromise in Lebanon.

The proposal includes three stages: a truce followed by the withdrawal of forces from the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah to the north of the Litani River; a complete withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon within 60 days; and finally, negotiations between Israel and Lebanon on the demarcation of their border, which is currently a line set by the UN following the 2006 war.

“In full understanding with the United States, we maintain full freedom of military action. If Hezbollah violates the agreement and tries to arm itself, we will attack. If it tries to renew terrorist infrastructure near the border, we will attack. If it launches a rocket, if it digs a tunnel, if it brings a truck with missiles, we will attack.”, Netanyahu said.

Military “freedom of action” within Lebanon was one of the most controversial elements of the agreement, which both the Lebanese government and Hezbollah strongly opposed, but Israel has expressed its willingness to accept a letter of commitment from Washington on this matter.

In response to critics of the deal, including his far-right allies and mayors of northern communities who fear that security guarantees have not yet been given for evacuated residents to return to their homes, the prime minister promised that troops would re-enter Lebanon if necessary.

Netanyahu recalled that a year ago he had already signed a truce with Hamas in the Gaza Strip to free some hostages, but he had no qualms about “strike again and renew the war”.

“Some say that Hezbollah will remain silent for one or two years, grow stronger, and then attack us. But Hezbollah will not only violate the ceasefire if it fires at us, it will also do so when it tries to arm itself to attack us in the future. For every violation of its ceasefire, we will respond firmly,” he warned.

The prime minister said the time was right for a ceasefire in Lebanon for three reasons: focusing on the Iranian threat, fully renewing the forces and isolating Hamas.

“Since the second day of the war, Hamas has relied on Hezbollah to fight alongside it. And when Hezbollah is out of the picture, Hamas is left alone in the campaign. Our pressure on it will increase and this will contribute to the sacred mission of freeing our hostages.”, Netanyahu said of Gaza.

“A few years ago this would have seemed like science fiction, but it is not. We did it.”, stressed the president, who said he had strategically chosen the moment to start the war offensive in the north - parallel to the war in Gaza - as well as when to respond to the attack with 181 missiles from Iran in October.

Agencies contributed to this Aurora article.

5 thoughts on “Israel agrees to a 60-day ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon”
  1. Bibi, you are a traitor, just like the infamous Yair Lapid who gave Israeli gas to Hezbollah in exchange for nothing, he only sought, just like you now, the spurious approval of Barry Soetero 2.0 Biden.
    DAMN YOU! May the blood of our heroes who fell in defense of Israel fall on your head, as well as the blood of the future Jewish victims that, because of you, this vile and infamous betrayal will cause in the future!!!!
    YOUR NAME WILL BE CURSED UNTIL THE END OF TIME!!!!
    Amen!!!! So be it!!!!

  2. I supported you, I believed in you, now I am deeply sorry as are the thousands of Jewish citizens who voted for you, you are finished, you will be accused, tried and condemned for high treason in times of war and CURSED until the end of time by all the Jewish People.
    CURSE by the honest and decent Jewish men and women who once believed in you.
    CURSE BY THE MOTHERS, WIVES AND CHILDREN OF THE DEAD FOR YOUR VILE BETRAYAL!!!!

  3. That peace is false, the Bible says that Israel is going to be deceived, they are going to sign peace for 7 years, with the anti-messiah.
    Daniel 9.27
    1 Thessalonians 5.3
    Since the Jews do not believe in the true Messiah, who is Yeshua, they do not know the truth of what is happening, the anti-messiah is doing all this to deceive Israel.
    Democrats want to destroy Israel, they want to leave more problems for Trump.

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