The Israel war cabinet has approved a US-brokered ceasefire deal with Lebanese militant group Hezbollah on Tuesday, bringing an end to a 13-month war which escalated with Israel’s invasion.
Reports indicate that the latest attacks were launched by Israel in Lebanon’s Beirut and its southern suburbs.
Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu explained that Israel retains full freedom of military action and will not hesitate to respond to any attacks in the near future. “Hezbollah will violate the cease-fire not only if it fires at us, it will also violate the agreement if it tries to arm itself in order to fire at us in the future. We will respond strongly to any violation of this.”
Interventions by the United States to commence a ceasefire commenced under the Biden administration, in October 2024 Secretary of State, Antony Blinken (under the Biden administration), made a trip to Israel and two other countries in the Middle East to negotiate for an end to the unrest in the region.
The Israeli Prime Minister together with the Lebanese army made final agreements on Wednesday, as Lebanese army tooks steps to redeploy south and Israel’s army commencing withdrawal.
The Lebanese military has declared its “non-involvement” in the Israeli-Hezbollah hostilities, however Israeli stikes killed at least 45 of the country’s armed forces.
The relentless bombardment has driven 1.2 million people from their homes. Israel claims it has killed more than 2,000 Hezbollah members.
More than 80 Israeli soldiers have been killed, and 47 civilians in Israel.
