Conflict in the Middle East: the truce between Israel and Hezbollah begins this Wednesday morning

A truce in Lebanon will allow Israel to “focus on the Iranian threat”, announced the Israeli Prime Minister.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Tuesday that his security cabinet would adopt “in the evening” a ceasefire in the war with Lebanese Hezbollah, which should end more than a year of hostilities cross-border and two months of open war in Lebanon.

Officially, the truce begins this Wednesday at 3 a.m.

The United States, the European Union, the United Nations and the G7 have all pushed for a cessation of hostilities between Israel and the powerful Lebanese outfit armed and supported by Iran.

Israeli security cabinet to adopt ceasefire in Lebanon “This evening”announced Mr. Netanyahu. He warned, however, that his country “will respond” if Hezbollah violates the truce and will retain freedom of action “total” in Lebanon.

Before giving the green light, Israel increased its aerial bombardments on Tuesday in the very center of the Lebanese capital – where at least ten people were killed according to the Lebanese authorities – and its southern suburbs, a stronghold of Hezbollah, after calls to evacuate .

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