Biden said in a speech in the White House Rose Garden after meeting with Israeli prime ministers on Tuesday that the governments of those countries have accepted a U.S. proposal to end the devastating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. He announced that he is pleased to be able to make this announcement. And Lebanon.
He said that according to the agreement reached with French support, the fighting is scheduled to end at 4 a.m. Wednesday and is intended to lead to a permanent cessation of hostilities. According to the plan presented, Israeli forces will gradually withdraw from southern Lebanon over the next two months, and Lebanese government forces will take control of the area.
US on Israel ceasefire with Hezbollah: Israel has the right to respond
– Hezbollah's remaining forces will not be able to threaten Israel's security again. Biden said he would send Lebanese military and security forces to retake the territory within the next 60 days.
He announced that the United States would not send troops to the country, but that the United States and France would “provide the necessary support to ensure the full and effective implementation of the agreement.” Biden also noted that Israel has the right to respond if Hezbollah again poses a “direct threat” to its national security.
Biden expressed hope that an end to the fighting in Lebanon would also lead to an end to the war in the Gaza Strip. He said that in the coming days, Turkey, Qatar and Egypt, among others, intend to resume efforts towards a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages.
He also said it was a step toward a new order in the Middle East, the establishment of a Palestinian state, and the normalization of Israel's relations with neighboring countries, including Saudi Arabia.
Ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. Israeli politicians: historical mistakes
Israeli politicians reacted to the decisions of the Israeli and Lebanese governments.
“This is not a ceasefire, but a return to a strategy of appeasement that will ultimately force a return to Lebanon,” Israel's Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir wrote on social media. It was a historical mistake, he said.
– Prime Minister Netanyahu reiterated that he would wage war until complete victory, but did not say who would win. – Avigdor Liberman, leader of the right-wing opposition party “House of Israel,'' commented:
The agreement was also heavily criticized by representatives of the local government in northern Israel, where some 60,000 people were displaced by Hezbollah shelling. people.
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“The announced ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon is very encouraging news, first of all for the Lebanese and Israeli people who have been affected by the fighting. and the opportunity to increase stability,” she wrote. X website.
Lebanon's representative to the United Nations, Jeanine Hennis Plaschaert, also welcomed the information regarding the agreement. The prime minister said in a press release that the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon will require “huge efforts to ensure its sustainability.”
“This important agreement marks the beginning of an important process to ensure the safety of civilians on both sides of the Blue Line, the dividing line established by the United Nations between Lebanon and Israel,” she said. .
President Emmanuel Macron calls on Lebanese politicians to act
French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that a ceasefire agreed between Israel and Lebanon should pave the way for a similar agreement in the Gaza Strip.
In his opinion, now is the time for “the political courage to ensure long-term peace and security for everyone in the Middle East.” President Macron also called on Lebanese politicians to hold presidential elections without delay.
– This is the responsibility of the Lebanese authorities and all those politically responsible. The French president stressed that the restoration of Lebanon's sovereignty requires the immediate election of the president of the republic.
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