Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah, on the eve of his death in Beirut as a result of an Israeli attack, agreed to a ceasefire with Israel. This was stated by the Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdallah Bou Habib, on the PBS network.
“He (Nasrallah) agreed. Yes, the Lebanese side agreed. We consulted with Hezbollah (president of Parliament Lebanon Nabih) Berry “We consulted with Hezbollah and informed the representatives of the United States and France (of the decision),” – said the minister.
Prime Minister of Lebanon Najib Mikatiin turn, he called for an urgent cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah.
“Stop the fighting. We don’t need more blood. “We don’t need more destruction.” he said, noting that both his country and Israel would benefit from a diplomatic resolution to the conflict.
The day before Nasrallah’s death, on September 26, Australia, Germany, Italy, Canada, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, the United States, France and Japan issued a joint statement calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire. against Israel. Border with Lebanon for 21 days.
According to Politico, the administration of the American president joe biden He worked on this agreement with France and the Arab countries, the document was discussed during the UN General Assembly. The ceasefire was supposed to extend to the border between Israel and Lebanon, defined by the UN in 2000.
As a US official told Reuters, the United States sought to turn the three-week truce into a broader agreement that would, among other things, resolve the conflict in the Gaza Strip. According to New York Times sources, Israel and Lebanon then supported the negotiation proposal and could accept it within 48 hours.
On September 23, the Israeli military announced the launch of Operation Northern Arrows against Hezbollah. Their goals were said to be to protect the people of Israel and ensure that those living in the north of the country, near the border with Lebanon, can return to their homes.
Lebanon and Israel have exchanged blows before. A new escalation between them occurred after two waves of explosions of communication devices throughout Lebanon on September 17 and 18. As a result, dozens of Hezbollah members were killed and wounded. The group blamed Israel for the explosions; the country did not admit its participation in them.
Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the south of Beirut on September 27, RBC recalls.
