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Netanyahu Agrees to Ceasefire with Hezbollah

November 26, 2024
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, 21 October 2024. Photograph: Alessandro Di Meo/EPA

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to a ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah in Lebanon following weeks of talks with the United States and other Western allies, according to a televised address by the Israeli Prime Minister on Tuesday, 26 November. The Israeli Prime Minister announced he would present the deal to his cabinet, which he signalled would approve it, with the possibility of the agreement taking effect as soon as Wednesday. In his televised address, the Prime Minister praised what he called “significant victories” on all fronts of the war, highlighting the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and the destruction of their weaponry nationwide. He stated, “Hezbollah is no longer the same. We’ve set them back by decades. We’ve destroyed numerous missiles and rockets, and eliminated many terrorists.” The US-led proposal calls for the militant group to vacate southern Lebanon, while Israel would pull its forces from the country. This came after Israel carried out a day of airstrikes on Beirut, as the Israeli security cabinet convened to discuss the terms of the proposal. Hezbollah has not yet commented publicly on the ceasefire arrangement. On X, Lebanon’s Prime Minister…


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