US EditionIsrael-Lebanon Ceasefire: What It Means for Netanyahu, Hezbollah, and Beirut
The truce could pause fighting with Hezbollah and support efforts to extend wider talks after weeks of war, officials said.
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Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister, confirmed having accepted a ceasefire in Lebanon, which will be temporary for 10 days; however, he warns of his rejection of Hezbollah's conditions. Through a video, Netanyahu explains that in the last month, Israel received calls from Lebanon to start peace talks, an action that had not occurred over more than 40 years.“I responded to that call and accepted a ten-day temporary ceasefire,” he says.
Netanyahu announced that they accepted the 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon announced by Trump, but maintained that they would remain in the occupied territories in southern Lebanon.
Hours after US President Donald Trump's announcement on the issue, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement on Thursday in which he addressed the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon for the first time, which will take effect tonight at midnight. Video: Itay Beit-On/GPO, Sound: Yehezkel Qandil/GPO "We have an opportunity to make a historic peace agreement with Lebanon. President Trump intends to invite me and the Lebanese president t…
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