The United States on Thursday submitted a proposed ceasefire to Lebanon that could end the Third Lebanon War that has raged for nearly two months between the Iranian-backed terrorist group Hezbollah and the state of Israel.
Hezbollah began the war in October 2023 by firing rockets, missiles, and drones at Israeli communities in solidarity with Hamas's terrorist attack on Israel on October 7. Israel launched a more aggressive response after diplomatic efforts to mediate between the two sides failed. Israel was more successful than many observers expected, destroying Hezbollah's chain of command and much of its weapons and tunnel systems along the border.
Reuters reported:
The US ambassador to Lebanon submitted a draft cease-fire proposal to end fighting between the militant group Hezbollah and Israel on Thursday to Lebanese parliament speaker Navi Berri, two political sources said without providing details. told Reuters.
The United States is seeking to broker a ceasefire to end hostilities between ally Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah, but efforts have yet to yield results. Israel stepped up air and ground operations in late September in response to cross-border clashes that paralleled the Gaza war.
era of israel added:
On Thursday, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar spoke with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrault and told him there was “progress” in efforts toward a ceasefire in Lebanon that would allow Israelis to safely return to their homelands. .
According to the Foreign Ministry, Saar stressed the need to ensure that any agreement is implemented, including keeping Hezbollah away from the border and preventing it from rearming through Syria.
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Also Thursday, Energy Minister Eli Cohen said Israel is closer to a cease-fire agreement than it has been since the war began, but must retain freedom to act within Lebanon even if it violates the agreement.
President-elect Donald Trump promised to end the Lebanon war during his campaign, and Massad Bouras, Tiffany Trump's father-in-law and unofficial special envoy to the Arab world, said fighting in Lebanon should end. He is reported to have said that. Before Trump's inauguration on January 20th.
Lebanon's Christian and Druze communities have been increasingly vocal against Shiite-majority Hezbollah since the war escalated in September.
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