Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Tuesday that the security cabinet had acceptedthe draft 60-day ceasefire agreement in Lebanon, but what Israel will retain its “freedom of action” if Hezbollah violates the agreement. “The duration of the ceasefire will depend on what happens in Lebanon and we will maintain complete freedom of movement,” the prime minister said during an appearance.
So it has confirmed the Israeli president in a speech to the nationputting an end to speculation in recent days regarding a possible deal. Earlier, Netanyahu convened his security cabinet and some of his most senior ministers held high-level discussions on this very issue.
Attacks by the Israeli army against Lebanese territory remain to this day more than 3,700 dead and around 15,700 injured, according to the latest report from the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health. Among the victims are Hezbollah leaders, including the Islamist organization’s decades-long leader, Hasan Nasrallah.
The resumption of hostilities in Beirut and southern Lebanon is part of the clashes that began more than a year ago after the Hezbollah attack on Israel following the Resistance Movement offensive Islamic (Hamas). The Israeli army launched a new invasion of Lebanon on October 1 after several weeks of intense bombings and attacks on the country, including the explosion coordination of thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies linked to Hezbollah.
