Israel and Lebanon agree to implement ceasefire
The U.S.-mediated deal makes Hezbollah-free zones south of the Litani River a condition for the truce, officials said.
- On Thursday, Hezbollah leader Naim Kassem rejected the conditional ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Lebanon on Wednesday, demanding a full Israeli withdrawal from the country.
- Negotiators in Washington had agreed on Wednesday to a framework requiring a "complete cessation" of fire and creation of "pilot zones" where Lebanese armed forces would assume exclusive security control.
- Kassem dismissed the proposal as "absurd, humiliating, and insulting," stating it amounted to "surrender, defeat and achieving the enemy's goals" while confirming no commitment to stop resisting during occupation.
- Fighting persists across the border, with Israeli strikes killing at least nine people on Wednesday and a UNIFIL peacekeeper killed in Thursday's crossfire, as Israeli forces occupy around a fifth of Lebanon.
- Tehran continues to support the resistance, with Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani reiterating demands for an Israeli withdrawal to pre-conflict positions, as regional tensions escalate amid the closed Strait of Hormuz.
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Hezbollah rejects truce, vows to keep attacking as ceasefire hangs by a thread
Hezbollah’s chief on Thursday rejected a conditional truce announced by Lebanese and Israeli envoys, demanding instead a comprehensive ceasefire and full Israeli withdrawal as he threatened northern Israel with new attacks.
Israel and Lebanon agree to renew ceasefire, US lawmakers check Trump’s war powers, and Africa’s got game (literally)
The Lebanon ceasefire that isn’tLebanon and Israel agreed to a new ceasefire on Wednesday, but there’s just one (ongoing) problem: Israel isn’t fighting “Lebanon.” Rather, it’s fighting the Iran-backed Lebanese militants of Hezbollah, who are beyond the Lebanese military’s control and who have rejected the ceasefire because it would require them to evacuate much of south Lebanon. This directly undermines prospects for a US-Iran accord, because T…
Hezbollah chief rejects truce, demands Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon
Hezbollah’s chief on Thursday rejected a conditional truce announced by Lebanese and Israeli envoys, demanding instead a comprehensive ceasefire and full Israeli withdrawal as he threatened northern Israel with new attacks. Naim Qassem’s message came after Lebanese and Israeli representatives in the United States agreed to a conditional ceasefire that Lebanon’s president called the “last chance” for a durable end to the fighting. Lebanon was dra…
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