Israel's War Cabinet has approved a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. A ceasefire may be implemented in the next 24 hours. A cabinet meeting was held in this regard late on Tuesday night. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has already approved the ceasefire plan.
US President Joe Biden called the ceasefire 'good news'. He spoke from the Rose Garden of the White House. In it, he said that the governments of Israel and Lebanon had accepted the proposal to end the destructive conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
Biden said that under a deal between the two countries, the fighting on the Lebanon-Israel border will cease at 4 am Lebanon time (7:30 am IST on Wednesday) on Wednesday. Biden called the move a step toward a permanent ceasefire.
He also said that whatever remnants of Hezbollah and other terrorist organizations remain will not be tolerated. He also said Israel would have the right to self-defense under international law if Hezbollah or anyone else violated the agreement and posed a threat to Israel.
US President Joe Biden has expressed happiness about this ceasefire.
Israel attacked Lebanon before the ceasefire, killing 10 people Just hours before the ceasefire was announced, Israel launched a missile attack on the Lebanese capital Beirut, killing 10 people.
Earlier on Sunday, Hezbollah launched its biggest attack on Israel so far. Hezbollah used more than 250 missiles for this attack. Netanyahu also reportedly discussed a ceasefire plan with Israeli officials on Sunday.
Israel killed Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in a strike on September 27. Three days later, 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. Itamar said that a ceasefire would give Hezbollah a chance to be completely eliminated. This would be a historical mistake. Ben Gvir has long opposed a ceasefire with Hezbollah.
In addition to 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 Parliament Speaker Nibah Bari. In the meantime, talks were held between Israel and Hezbollah regarding a ceasefire.
After talks in Lebanon, Amos arrived in Israel on Wednesday, 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 Lebanon 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 itself is known as UN Resolution 1701.
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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