This November 26, 2024, Netanyahu declared that the Israeli security cabinet would adopt a ceasefire “tonight”.
Soon the end of the attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon? Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel's security cabinet would adopt “This evening” a ceasefire in Lebanon, indicates l'AFP.
The latter has been discussed for several hours, by Emmanuel Macron and Joe Biden in particular, but the Hebrew state had not yet given its approval.
“Total” freedom
The head of government also announces that Israel will retain freedom of action “total” in Lebanon and that “will respond” if the terrorist group violates the truce. According to the Prime Minister, this ceasefire will allow him to “focus on the Iranian threat”. In addition, the duration of this truce will depend “about what will happen in Lebanon”.
“Act quickly”
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Tuesday called on the international community to “act quickly” pour “immediate implementation of a ceasefire” shortly after Israel announced a truce this evening.
“The international community is called upon to act quickly to end this aggression and immediately implement a ceasefire”he said in a press release.
Wars in the Middle East
As a reminder, since September, the Israeli army – IDF – has claimed attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon, particularly in the southern part of its capital, Beirut.
This new escalation of tensions in the Middle East began with the explosion of dozens of pagers and walkie-talkies among members of the terrorist group. Israel claimed responsibility for this manipulation of technologies used by Hezbollah for military purposes. Since then, hundreds of civilians have lost their lives.
A few weeks after the start of the offensive in Lebanon, Iran sent nearly 200 missiles towards Israel, the vast majority intercepted by the famous “iron dome” of the Hebrew State. But tensions between these two countries continued, as did the IDF attacks in Lebanon.
Added to this, since the Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023, have been the IDF attacks on the Gaza Strip. More than 43,000 people have died there since.
