Lebanon: a fragile ceasefire in a shattered nation – podcast | Lebanon
After more than a year of fighting and two months of all-out war, a fragile and incomplete peace has finally come to Lebanon. The country is now left to assess the ruins of villages, destroyed towns, blown-out streets, and a shattered worldview. Will CristSpeaking to the Guardian from Lebanon, he charts how a year of […]
Israel, Hezbollah accuse each other of violating ceasefire
Israel and Hezbollah accused each other Violation of terms According to multiple reports, a temporary ceasefire took effect on Wednesday. The charges began after Israel opened fire in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, wounding two people. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it opened fire after noticing people attempting to return to areas restricted under the […]
Netanyahu supports Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire deal
Israel has agreed to a ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah terrorists, ending nearly 14 months of fighting, President Biden announced Tuesday. Biden, speaking from the White House Rose Garden, said Israel and Lebanon had agreed to a deal. Biden said Israel would retain the right to self-defense even if Hezbollah broke the agreement. “Let me be […]
Iran Cheerleads for Hezbollah as Lebanon Ceasefire Begins
Iran's Foreign Ministry celebrated the ceasefire that took effect in the early hours of Wednesday between the Israeli government and the Iranian-backed terrorist group Hezbollah and vowed to continue supporting the jihadists. A senior official of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), a US-designated terrorist organization, said that Hezbollah's agreement to a cease-fire following the […]
Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire begins under international watch
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5 key takeaways from Israel-Lebanon ceasefire brokered by US
President Biden announced a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah on Tuesday, a significant foreign policy achievement weeks before leaving office. The cessation of fighting brings much-needed calm to Israeli and Lebanese civilians along the border after nearly 14 months of intensive Israeli rocket shelling, air strikes and ground incursions into southern Lebanon. Provide an […]
Hezbollah cease-fire deal will help Israel finally get back Hamas hostages — including Americans — UN ambassador tells the Post
WASHINGTON – Israel's ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah signed on Tuesday could grease the wheels for securing the release of the remaining hostages, including four Americans, held by Hamas for more than a year. Yes, the Jewish state's ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, exclusively told the Post. Wednesday. Amid an expected de-escalation of hostilities […]
IDF Arrests Four Hezbollah Terrorists Sneaking South in Ceasefire
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Wednesday that they had arrested four Hezbollah terrorists who had infiltrated south Lebanon among civilians returning to their homes following the ceasefire agreement. The Prime Minister's Office said in a statement: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yisrael Katz instructed the IDF not to allow residents to […]
Ceasefire Takes Effect in Lebanon
TEL AVIV, Israel — The U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and the Iranian-backed terrorist group Hezbollah officially went into effect at 10 a.m. local time (3 a.m. ET) on Wednesday. Under the terms of the agreement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will gradually withdraw from occupied territory in southern Lebanon, and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) […]
Hamas Says It Also Wants a Ceasefire as Lebanon Deal Takes Effect
Hamas, the Iranian-backed terrorist organization that started the ongoing war in the Middle East on October 7, 2023 and is still holding 101 Israelis hostage, announced a ceasefire on Wednesday after a deal in Lebanon came into force. He also said he wanted it. Israel and Hezbollah, the Lebanese Iranian-backed terrorist organization that began firing […]