Israel Expected To Enter Ceasefire With Hezbollah; Netanyahu Hints At What’s Next

Israel is expected to enter a ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah in the coming hours that will bring the war in southern Lebanon to a halt for the time being.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a televised address that he was recommending that the country’s war cabinet agree to the ceasefire deal.

“The length of the ceasefire depends on what happens in Lebanon,” Netayahu said. “With the United States’ full understanding, we maintain full freedom of military action. If Hezbollah violates the agreement and tries to arm itself, we will attack.”

“If it tries to rebuild terrorist infrastructure near the border, we will attack,” she continued. “If it launches a rocket, if it digs a tunnel, if it brings in a truck carrying rockets, we will attack.”

Netanyahu pointed to three main reasons why Israel should agree to the ceasefire at this time.

“The first reason is to focus on the Iranian threat, and I won’t expand on that,” he said. “The second reason is to give our forces a breather and replenish stocks.”

“And the third reason for having a ceasefire is to separate the fronts and isolate Hamas,” he added. “From day two of the war, Hamas was counting on Hezbollah to fight by its side. With Hezbollah out of the picture, Hamas is left on its own. We will increase our pressure on Hamas and that will help us in our sacred mission of releasing our hostages.”

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Netanyahu pointed to Israel’s successes in decimating Hezbollah through intense strikes over the last year, including killing the group’s leader and nearly all of its top commanders.

“We have destroyed most of their rockets and missiles, we have killed thousands of terrorists and we demolished their underground terror infrastructure abutting our border, infrastructure they had been building for years,” he added.

He also confirmed during his address that Israel did strike a facility inside Iran late last month that was a critical component of their nuclear weapons program.

The strikes inside Iran came in response to Iran firing approximately 180 ballistic missiles inside Israel at the start of October.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

“The length of the ceasefire depends on what happens in Lebanon. We will enforce the agreement and respond forcefully to any violation. We will continue united until victory.”

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— Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) November 26, 2024