The ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel has begun and, so far, appears to be holding.
The deal, brokered by the United States and France, marks the end of more than a year of fighting.
President Joe Biden stated that it is intended as a permanent cessation of hostilities.
#Israel #Ceasefire #Lebanon
The deal, brokered by the United States and France, marks the end of more than a year of fighting.
President Joe Biden stated that it is intended as a permanent cessation of hostilities.
#Israel #Ceasefire #Lebanon
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00:00In southern Lebanon, people return to their abandoned homes, car horns sounding and some
00:07waving Hezbollah flags.
00:10Gunfire rings out, not in war this time, but in celebration.
00:16Lebanon's caretaker, Prime Minister, says Lebanese people have the right to return to
00:20their land and live in peace.
00:24On this day, the 1,000-mile journey begins to rebuild what was destroyed and to complete
00:30strengthening the role of legitimate institutions, at the forefront of which is the army, on
00:35which we place great hopes to extend the state's authority over the whole nation and strengthen
00:41its presence in the wounded south.
00:44Under the deal, Hezbollah will remove its fighters and weapons from the area south of
00:49the Litani River, withdrawing to the so-called Blue Line, defined under the U.N. Security
00:55Resolution 1701, agreed in 2006.
00:59Israel will also withdraw its forces from the same area, and the Lebanese army will
01:04assume control.
01:05U.S. President Joe Biden says he wants lasting peace.
01:10This is designed to be a permanent cessation of hostilities.
01:15What is left of Hezbollah and other terrorist organizations will not be allowed.
01:19I emphasize, will not be allowed to threaten the security of Israel again.
01:23Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the ceasefire was militarily strategic.
01:30Why should we have a ceasefire now?
01:32For three main reasons.
01:34The first reason is to focus on the Iranian threat, and I will not expand on that.
01:39The second is to give our forces a breather and replenish stocks.
01:42And the third reason for having a ceasefire is to separate the fronts and isolate Hamas.
01:48He added that Israel would not hesitate to strike if Hezbollah breaks the deal in any
01:54way.
01:55Hezbollah says the group would defend itself from any attacks by Israel.
01:59While this deal could be viewed as a diplomatic success, there is no sign that it will do
02:04anything to change the conflict in Gaza, where civilian casualties continue to mount as Israel
02:11battles Hamas.
02:13Li Jianhua, CGTN.