After two months of open war, a ceasefire agreement was reached on Wednesday, November 27, between Israel and Hezbollah, the armed Lebanese movement supported by Iran. This agreement provides for the establishment of a sixty-day phase during which Israeli troops will have to evacuate southern Lebanon. For its part, Hezbollah will withdraw north of the Litani River, located around twenty kilometers from the Israeli border. In their place will be deployed members of the Lebanese armed forces.
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This ceasefire is the culmination of several weeks of negotiations led by the United States and France. “I wanted to welcome the ceasefire agreement agreed today between Israel and Lebanon. It is important that this ceasefire be respected over the long term, in order to restore the security of the Lebanese and Israelis, allow safe return, restoration of the sovereignty of Lebanon”declared Emmanuel Macron on his Instagram account.
“We were scared”
Following this announcement, many Lebanese took the road towards southern Lebanon. The border region with Israel had become the epicenter of clashes between the Jewish state and the Lebanese armed movement.
“We were scared, more than you can imagine. Thank God. What happened is in the past now. May the martyrs rest in peace and may God help the people to return home”hopes Mostafa Krayani, displaced Lebanese.
Since October 2023, hostilities have displaced some 900,000 people, according to the UN. Lebanese authorities estimate that at least 3,823 people have been killed in Lebanon over the past year. On the Israeli side, 82 soldiers and 47 civilians were killed in clashes with Hezbollah, according to the authorities.
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