The OK has arrived for the truce in Lebanon. At the end of a long Security Cabinet meeting to discuss the proposed ceasefire with Hezbollahthe prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced its intention to recommend the approval of the text. It is not yet known when the truce between Israel and Lebanese terrorists will come into force, but the fighting could stop tomorrow morning. The turning point had been in the air since Monday, when US Secretary of State Antony Blinken admitted to the G7 in Fiuggi: “We are in the final stages”. Netanyahu turned the spotlight on three reasons: “We need to focus on the Iranian threat; we must strengthen ourselves and rearm our armies, with increasingly modern weapons; and then we have to isolate Hamas, because from the second day of the war it was counting on Hezbollah. Once Hezbollah is eliminated, Hamas will be left alone.”
Israel’s priority is to “avert a nuclear weapon in the hands of Iran“Netanyahu added. Despite the confirmation of the truce, yesterday the forces of the Jewish State continued to pound Beirut: bombs were also dropped in areas not hitherto affected by the raids, “among the most willing and largest attacks since the beginning of the aggression” according to a journalist from Lebanese broadcaster Al-Mayadeen. As reported by the local press, the Israeli army spokesman issued a barrage of evacuation warnings for many areas, starting from the Hamra commercial district of the capital, where many war displaced people are staying. Hence the flight of many Lebanese.
For the moment the conditions of the agreement between Israel and Hezbollah have not been specified, but the first rumors speak of an agreement on an initial stop in the fighting for two months, during which the Israeli army should withdraw from southern Lebanon and Hezbollah should move its heavy weapons north of the Litani River. We remind you that he will take office in two months Donald Trumpa significant factor for Israel and the entire Middle East. But that’s not all. The withdrawal of the troops should be accompanied in parallel by a deployment of the Lebanese army in the areas close to the border, to patrol the area together with UNIFIL, the UN interposition force. An oversight committee led by the US and France will also be established to monitor the implementation of the truce agreement and address any violations, as well as to verify the implementation of UN Council Resolution 1701 approved in 2006.
“Just as the Lebanese people deserve a future of peace and prosperity, so the people of Gaza deserve it”, the words of Joe Biden. The American president highlighted that the Palestinians in Gaza are experiencing “hell, their world has been torn apart”, and then pointed the finger at Hamas which for months refused to negotiate a ceasefire and said that “He has a choice to make.” “The only way out is the release of the hostages” added Biden, who reiterated his administration’s commitment to a truce from Gaza: “In the next few days, the United States will make another attempt with Turkey, Egypt, Qatar, Israel and others to achieve ceasefire in Gaza.” In reference to the agreement on Lebanon, Biden explained that “this agreement reminds us that peace is possible” and reiterated the commitment to create “a credible path” for the creation of a Palestinian state.
And Biden’s role deserves reflection. The intervention of the leader of the White House was decisive for the white smoke on the truce. The last shota good way to say goodbye after having effectively destabilized the international scene. Two wars broke out under his presidency: the one in Ukraine and the one in the Middle East. A natural evolution of the stars and stripes spirit of feeling like the policeman of the world, exporter of democracy and nemesis of dictatorships. From the escape from Afghanistan to the exasperated tension with Russia, passing through the missteps between Israel, Saudi Arabia and Iran. Biden has given shape to the anti-West coalition and now picking up the pieces will be complicated. But this truce between Tel Aviv and Hezbollah is certainly a positive factor. Perhaps late, indeed certainly late, but positive.
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