Israel-Lebanon-Hezbollah. Ceasefire – TVN24

In accordance with the agreement of force Israel are to gradually withdraw from the south over the next two months Lebanonand Lebanese government forces take control of the territory. A mechanism composed of representatives of the United States will be established to enforce the agreement, FranceLebanon and Israel, headed by her will be permanent USA. It is intended to ensure quick communication between the parties and an immediate response to any breaches of the agreement.

After announcing the ceasefire, the Israeli army announced further airstrikes on Beirut on Tuesday evening. The Israeli Defense Forces issued two evacuation orders for residents of Beirut's southern suburbs, announcing that several buildings there would soon be attacked. Israeli air forces repeatedly attacked Beirut on Tuesday; according to the AP agency, the airstrikes in recent days were the most intense since the beginning of the conflict. A record number of warnings were also issued to civilians, ordering them to evacuate from the attacked areas. The military said that the target of the strikes was Hezbollah's infrastructure. Another wave of explosions was heard in the city shortly after the US president Joe Biden announced that Israel and Lebanon had agreed to a ceasefire. According to local authorities, Israeli attacks killed at least 42 people across Lebanon on Tuesday, including at least 10 in Beirut. Hezbollah said in the evening that it had launched drones against “sensitive military targets” in Tel Aviv. The Israeli military has not yet commented on this information. Earlier, the army said that after the ceasefire was announced, it shot down three missiles fired from Lebanon, which triggered an airborne alert over a large area of ​​northern Israel. Syrian state news agency SANA reported that shortly after the ceasefire was announced, Israeli aircraft attacked two border crossings between Syria and Lebanon. Israel has previously attacked the border infrastructure between these countries, pointing out that in this way it is destroying the supply routes of Iranian weapons to Hezbollah.

Powered by Iran and Hezbollah, which controls southern Lebanon, began regularly shelling Israel after the war in Gaza broke out last fall. Israel responds with strong counterattacks, and for almost two months it has been conducting massive airstrikes on Lebanon and a land operation in the south of that country.

In a speech after the security cabinet meeting, the Israeli prime minister said that the length of the ceasefire would depend on “developments in Lebanon” and that Israel “in consultation with the US maintains full freedom of action” against Hezbollah. – We will attack Hezbollah if it violates the agreement and tries to rearm itself, rebuild the terrorist infrastructure on the border or shells Israel, Netanyahu warned.

The Prime Minister noted that there are three reasons why concluding a ceasefire is beneficial for Israel. He was the first to mention the need to focus on the threat from Iran. Secondly – enabling soldiers to rest and the need to replenish war supplies. Third, separating the fighting in the north of the country from the war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip in the south.

– Without Hezbollah, Hamas will remain alone and our pressure will increase, which will allow the release of the hostages imprisoned in the Gaza Strip, Netanyahu stressed.

Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gwir commented on the ceasefire announcement. He said it was a “historical mistake”.

“This is not a ceasefire, it is a return to a strategy of concessions, which will ultimately mean that we will have to return to Lebanon,” Ben Gwir wrote on social media. However, the leader of the far-right Jewish Power party did not announce that his party would leave the ruling coalition due to the truce. The ceasefire is also criticized by opposition politicians. – Netanyahu repeated that he would wage the war until complete victory. He simply did not say which side would win, commented the leader of the right-wing opposition party Our Home Israel, Awigdor Lieberman.

Beni Ganc, who co-leads the centrist National Unity alliance, has previously warned that concluding a truce would be “stopping halfway.” In his opinion, the agreement may destroy the army's progress so far and give Hezbollah a chance to rebuild its forces.

The agreement was also sharply criticized by representatives of local governments in northern Israel, from which approximately 60,000 people were evacuated due to Hezbollah shelling. Local government officials fear that the agreement does not sufficiently protect residents of the north of the country against possible further attacks.

The leader of the left-wing Democrats coalition, Jair Golan, and the chairman of the liberal Jest Przyszłość party Jairus Lapid criticized the Prime Minister for his inaction regarding the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and called on him to adopt a ceasefire with Hamas as soon as possible, which would allow the release of the hostages still held.

US President Joe Biden also spoke about a ceasefire.

– I am pleased to announce that the governments of these countries (Israel and Lebanon – ed.) have accepted the United States' proposal aimed at ending the devastating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah – he announced during a speech in the Rose Garden of the White House. – It is supposed to be a permanent cessation of hostilities. What remains of Hezbollah will not be able to threaten security again in the next 60 days, and the Lebanese army and state security forces will be deployed to take control of their own territory again, he said. He also announced that in the coming days, among others Turkey, Qatar and Egypt intends to resume efforts to achieve a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.