Benjamin Netanyahu Prime Minister of Israel, recognized in the Israeli Parliament this Monday that “he negotiates” the ceasefire in Lebanon. However, he also admitted that he would not stop attacking Hezbollah to guarantee security in the north of the country. “The negotiations are taking place under fire from criticism, because the important thing here, beyond paper, is to continue to prevent the strengthening of Hezbollah and destroy security in the north. If a ceasefire comes, no one guarantees that Hezbollah will respect it,” he said. Netanyahu. More than 60,000 Israelis have been evacuated from northern Israel for a year, after the conflict with the terrorist group based in Lebanon.
Netanyahu also assured that Israel will continue to “take measures” to prevent the supply of weapons to the terrorist group from Syria. This involves maintaining continuous bombardments at border posts in the region.
The Prime Minister also showed off his death chest Hasan Nasrallah, senior manager of Hezbollah, killed during an Israeli army operation last month September. However, Netanyahu acknowledged that the terrorist organization still had the capacity to attack on Israeli territory. “We destroyed between the 70% And 80% of the missile system Hezbollah and they are not the same as before, but the organization still has the capability to launch missiles,” he said. Amos Hochstein, mediator sent by the United States, should arrive this Tuesday in Beirut to negotiate the ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel.
On the other hand, the Lebanese media network LBC reported today that a “positive” response was given to the US ceasefire proposal and that Hochstein would review it before his visit to the region.
A leaked draft US proposal published by state broadcaster Kan earlier this month showed that the ceasefire agreement would include full implementation of Security Council Resolution 1701. UN Securitythe creation of an international monitoring committee and the deployment of some 10,000 soldiers from the Lebanese armed forces along the border with Israel.
At the same time, the leaked draft suggested that Israel would retain the right of self-defense and would be authorized to act against any violation of the terms of the agreement.
