Lebanon
Some 30% of Israelis think the truce will collapse “after a short time,” according to a survey by “Channel 12.”
“We need to see the mechanism is working,” said an Israeli security official. “It’s a gradual agreement. It’s a gradual withdrawal.”
The IDF had reportedly known about the top-secret, camouflaged facility in eastern Lebanon for some time.
Hostilities with Hezbollah officially ended on the morning of Nov. 27 after more than a year of fighting.
“We have informed mediators in Egypt, Qatar and Turkey that Hamas is ready for a ceasefire agreement and a serious deal to exchange prisoners.”
“A ceasefire in Lebanon highlights the urgent need for the violence in Gaza to stop,” Irish Deputy Prime Minister Micheál Martin said.
Six people were killed and 12 others injured in the attacks, according to Syrian state media.
The Israel Defense Forces has warned residents of Southern Lebanon not to return to their villages until Israeli forces withdraw.
The next test will be Lebanon’s presidential election, which Hezbollah can no longer prevent.
“Under the deal reached today, effective at 4 a.m. tomorrow, local time, the fighting across the Lebanese-Israeli border will end,” the U.S. president said.
“Reminder: There is no peace agreement,” wrote Gerald Steinberg, of NGO Monitor. “The goal of the Tehran regime and its proxy terror armies (in this case, Hezbollah) remains the destruction of Israel.”
“I had a good conversation with my successor-to-be, Sen. Rubio, the other day,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. “I look forward to meeting with him and to going over in detail exactly where we are and where we hope we can go.”
