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This is an archive article published on November 27, 2024
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu announces Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire deal, says ‘Hezbollah not the same’
Under the deal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says, any attempts by Hezbollah to rearm will be a violation of the deal, and that Israel will "respond severely" if they do.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hezbollah is “not the same anymore” and that Israel has pushed the group “decades back”. (AP Photo)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday announced that he has agreed to a ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon.
In a statement after a meeting with his security cabinet about a ceasefire deal with Hezbollah in Lebanon, Netanyahu said Hezbollah is “not the same anymore” and that Israel has pushed the group “decades back”.
“That’s why tonight, I will bring before the cabinet a plan for a cease fire in Lebanon,” he added.
Under the deal, he says, any attempts by Hezbollah to rearm will be a violation of the deal, and that Israel will “respond severely” if they do.
He adds that if Hezbollah violates the agreement, Israel will respond with force.
The Israeli leader acknowledges concerns that the ceasefire might limit Israel’s ability to re-enter Lebanon if necessary.
Netanyahu concludes by stating, “An agreement can be enforced, and we will enforce it.”
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Reacting to the deal, Lebanon’s prime minister, Najib Mikati, has called on the international community to “act swiftly” and “implement an immediate ceasefire” to end the war between Israel and Hezbollah.
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