Hezbollah reaches ceasefire agreement

According to Reuters, US President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati on November 26. The parties agreed to stop fighting at 4:00 a.m. on November 27 (local time, or 9:00 a.m. the same day Vietnam time).

Biden delivered a speech announcing the ceasefire shortly after Israel's security cabinet approved the deal. "This agreement is designed to permanently end hostilities," he said. CNN, citing Lebanese sources, reported that Hezbollah had also agreed to the terms.

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The agreement stipulates a 60-day ceasefire. During this time, Hezbollah fighters will withdraw to an area about 40 kilometers from the Israel-Lebanon border and the Israeli army will withdraw from Lebanese territory. Lebanese authorities will closely monitor Hezbollah's activities on the Litani River in southern Lebanon to ensure that the armed group does not regroup. The agreement also states that civilians will be allowed to return home safely.

US President Joe Biden at the White House on November 26 announced a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah

Writing on social network X, French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed the agreement as “the culmination of efforts made over many months of work with the Israeli and Lebanese authorities, in close coordination with the United States”.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said the ceasefire would allow Tel Aviv to focus on other regional adversaries such as Iran and Hamas in Gaza. He also stressed that the military would continue military operations if Hezbollah violated the agreement. Meanwhile, Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati called the agreement an important step toward stability, according to The Times of Israel .

Smoke rises in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on November 26 after an Israeli airstrike.

Hours before the agreement was officially approved, Israel and Hezbollah continued to attack each other on November 26. Israel launched airstrikes on Beirut and many places in Lebanon, while Hezbollah responded with a series of rockets.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/israel-hezbollah-dat-thoa-thuan-ngung-ban-185241127062934307.htm