Ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah expected to halt war in Lebanon within hours
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that he will recommend his ministers accept the ceasefire deal.

Summary

President Biden announced a U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, effective Wednesday, ending over a year of deadly conflict that killed nearly 3,800 in Lebanon and displaced over 1.2 million.

The deal requires Hezbollah to pull forces 20 miles from Israel’s border, Israeli troop withdrawals within 60 days, and joint patrols by Lebanese forces and UN peacekeepers.

Biden emphasized Israel’s right to self-defense if terms are violated.

France supported implementation efforts, while Iran and Trump’s team were briefed.

Fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza remains unresolved.

  • Bob Robertson IXEnglish
    49•6 months ago

    Mr. Biden said if Hezbollah or anyone else breaks the deal and poses a direct threat to Israel, then Israel retains the right to self-defense.

    And if Israel breaks the deal then the Lebanese people have a right to self defense, too.

  • @catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
    43•6 months ago

    How much you want to bet Israelis are going to be building houses all up in that 20-mile zone almost immediately?

  • AnasEnglish
    21•6 months ago

    I’m sure something will happen if they fail to withdraw within the 60 day deadline, right? Just like all the previous deadlines they failed to meet, right?

    • shastaxcEnglish
      6•6 months ago

      Doesn’t matter to them because by then if they break the agreement it’ll be Trump’s problem. Biden can take credit for brokering a peace deal before he leaves office to bolster his resume

  • @GluWu@lemm.eeEnglish
    16•6 months ago

    …within 60 days. So a week after trumps inauguration. What a coincidence.

    • @Kbobabob@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11•6 months ago

      It’s probably hard to broker any deals longer than that because no one really knows what that orange turd is going to do.

      • @MimicJar@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2•6 months ago

        It’s not that the deal will only last 60 days, just that they have 60 days to move everyone back and out of the aggressive range.

        Realistically it’s just boilerplate language. It’s 60 days to pack up and go home, which is perfectly fair and reasonable.

        Of course in reality this might just be a short reprieve. While both sides might be quiet for the next 60ish days (which is good), they might be right back at it for a variety of reasons, including the change in US leadership.