While the Middle East is still in the grip of strong turbulence, an agreement on a ceasefire in Lebanon is currently on the table.
Israel and Lebanon will they be at the heart of an agreement on a ceasefire? It is, in any case, what is discussed during this last week of November 2024.
In the next few days?
The Israeli Security Council will meet on Tuesday, November 26, to approve an agreement on a ceasefire in Lebanonan Israeli official said on Monday. Another Israeli official said the cabinet would meet to discuss of an agreement which could be concluded in the coming days. The American media Axios, citing an American official, reported earlier Monday that Israel and Lebanon agreed on the terms of a ceasefire to put an end to the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
The UN appeal
Top UN official Muhannad Hadi calls on parties to Lebanon's conflict to “accept a ceasefire”. “I salute the ongoing diplomatic efforts to achieve a cessation of hostilities”, he added, this Monday, November 25.
More tensions this weekend
On Sunday, tension was still high. Lebanese Hezbollah fired heavy rocket fire on Israelwhich hit a building near Tel Aviv according to Israeli media, the day after major Israeli airstrikes on Beirut which left at least 20 dead.
Israel also has hit the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital, controlled by Hezbollah, where intense bombing for two weeks coincides with signs of progress in ceasefire talks, led by the United States.
