Israel and Hezbollah sign truce: details of the deal
26 November 2024 23:36
Israel and Hezbollah have reached a ceasefire agreement. The ceasefire with Lebanon will take effect tomorrow between 4:00 and 6:00 am local time. This was reported by "Komersant Ukrainian" with reference to Reuters.
The ceasefire agreement for Lebanon will provide the conditions necessary to restore calm in the country, and France and the United States will work to ensure full implementation of the ceasefire, according to a joint statement by US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron.
The proposal aims to achieve a 60-day cessation of hostilities with Hezbollah, which could form the basis for a long-term truce.
Under the ceasefire agreement, Israeli troops would withdraw from southern Lebanon and the Lebanese army would deploy to the region, officials said.
Hezbollah will cease its armed presence along the border south of the Litani River.
Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib said the Lebanese army would be ready to deploy at least 5,000 troops to southern Lebanon after the Israeli withdrawal, and that the United States could play a role in rebuilding infrastructure destroyed by Israeli strikes.
Lebanon’s interim Prime Minister Najib Mikati welcomed the US-mediated agreement to end hostilities between the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah and Israel.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that “Israel appreciates the US contribution to the process and reserves its right to act against any threat to its security”.
Netanyahu said that he thanked President Biden “for the U.S. involvement in reaching a ceasefire agreement in Lebanon and for understanding that Israel retains the freedom to act in its implementation.”
Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdullah Bou Habib said that the Lebanese army would be ready to deploy at least 5,000 troops in southern Lebanon after the Israeli withdrawal, and that the United States could play a role in rebuilding infrastructure destroyed by Israeli strikes.
