A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah may be announced in Lebanon in the next 24 hours. According to CNN, Israel's cabinet will vote on the ceasefire deal today. According to reports, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has approved the ceasefire plan.
Earlier on Sunday, Hezbollah launched its biggest attack on Israel so far. Hezbollah used more than 250 missiles for this attack. According to the report, Netanyahu also met with Israeli officials on Sunday to discuss a ceasefire plan.
Israel launched a ground operation against Hezbollah in Lebanon late on October 1.
Israeli leaders called the ceasefire a wrong move Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir called Netanyahu's ceasefire decision a wrong move. Missing the opportunity to root out Hezbollah would be a historic mistake. Ben Gvir has long opposed a ceasefire with Hezbollah.
Besides Ben Gvir, Benny Gantz, who was part of Israel's war cabinet, has asked Netanyahu to release information regarding the ceasefire to the public. Benny Gantz resigned from the Israeli war cabinet in June this year. He accused Netanyahu of not handling Gaza properly.
America signed an armistice agreement Last week US official Amos Hochstein met with Lebanese Prime Minister Nizab Mikati and Speaker of Parliament Nibah Bari. In the meantime, talks were held between Israel and Hezbollah regarding a ceasefire.
Amos arrived in Israel on Wednesday after talks in Lebanon, where talks on finalizing the ceasefire took place. The plan proposes a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah for the next 60 days.
In these 60 days, work will be done to implement a permanent ceasefire between the two. This plan is prepared on the basis of UN Resolution 1701.
Amos Hochstein (left) is a senior adviser to US President Joe Biden.
What is UN Resolution 1701? In July 2006 Hezbollah fighters crossed the Lebanese border and killed 8 Israeli soldiers. Apart from this, two jawans were taken hostage. Through it, Hezbollah wanted to exchange prisoners with Israel.
However, Israel launched airstrikes and ground operations against Hezbollah in response to the soldiers' deaths and hostage-taking. The war between the two continued for a month. After this, a proposal was brought in the UN regarding a ceasefire between the two.
The resolution was accepted by the United Nations Security Council on 11 August 2006. This proposal is known as UN Resolution 2006.
According to this resolution, the land occupied by Israel along the southern border of Lebanon was vacated by Israel. Along with this, Lebanese troops were deployed in the areas vacated by Hezbollah.
Israel eliminated Hezbollah's top leadership Israel eliminated its top leadership in Lebanon before launching ground operations. The biggest name among them was Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah. On September 27, Israel attacked Beirut, Lebanon with 80 tons of bombs.
Nasrallah was killed in this attack. In addition to Nasrallah, his successor Hashim Saifuddin was also killed in an Israeli strike on October 8.
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