Israel-Lebanon-Hezbollah. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu supports a ceasefire. US President Joe Biden comments

Details of the agreement have not been officially disclosed yet.

Powered by Iran and controlling the south Lebanon Hezbollah began firing regularly Israel following the outbreak of the war in Gaza 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 televised speech after a meeting of the security cabinet, the 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 the strategy of concessions, which will mean 'ultimately 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 Our Home Israel party, Avigdor 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. people. 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.

The president also commented on the ceasefire announcement USA Joe Biden.

– 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. As stated, according to achieved with help France agreement, the fighting is to end at 4 a.m. on Wednesday. – 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 TurkeyKater and Egypt intends to renew efforts to achieve a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.