Israeli PM supports proposed ceasefire with Lebanon’s Hezbollah

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will recommend the Israeli cabinet approve a ceasefire deal with Lebanon’s Hezbollah.

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00:00And so, citizens of Israel, this evening I will bring to the cabinet's approval a

00:04bill for a ceasefire in Lebanon.

00:07The duration of the ceasefire depends on what will take place in Lebanon.

00:11In full agreement with the United States, we maintain full military freedom.

00:17If Hezbollah breaks the agreement and tries to retaliate, we will attack.

00:22If he tries to renew the terrorist activities close to the border, we will attack.

00:29If he breaks the agreement and digs a tunnel, if he enters a truck with missiles, we will

00:34attack.

00:35Yes, I hear the claim that if we enter a ceasefire, we will not be able to attack and we will not

00:41be able to renew the war.

00:42I remind you, this is exactly what they told me, but exactly, when we made the ceasefire

00:49in Gaza for the sake of our freedom of movement.

00:52They said we will not return to fight.

00:55We returned, we also returned to fight, and in great numbers.

00:59They tell me, Hezbollah sat quietly for a year or two, he calmed down, and then he attacked

01:05us.

01:06But Hezbollah will break the ceasefire, not only if he looks at us, he will break the

01:11agreement even if he tries to retaliate in order to look at us in the future.

01:16We will respond strongly to any of his actions.

01:21I know that there are those who do not believe that we will do this, but many also did not

01:27believe.

01:29They did not believe that we would enter the Gaza Strip, and we entered.

01:32They did not believe that we would enter Shifa and Khan Yunis, and we entered.

01:36They did not believe that we would enter Rafiq and Philadelphia against the international

01:40pressure.

01:41And not only did we enter, we attacked.

01:44And how did we attack?

01:46There were also many who did not believe that we would attack Lebanon, and there too we

01:52attacked.

01:54We attacked with strength and determination that will surprise the whole world.

01:59So after all this, maybe it is time to start believing.

02:03To believe in our determination, in our path, in our commitment to victory.