The President of the United States, Joe Biden, and France, Emmanuel Macron, stated, in a joint statement this Tuesday (26), that the ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Hezbollah group in Lebanon will provide the necessary conditions for the return of calm in the region.
The leaders further highlighted that France and the US will work to ensure that the ceasefire is fully implemented.
The Israeli Security Cabinet approved this Tuesday (26) a ceasefire agreement with the Lebanese group. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he is ready to implement it and would “respond vigorously to any violation.” Netanyahu also listed three reasons for the ceasefire with Hezbollah.
The negotiation was mediated by the United States, which sent a representative to Israel and Lebanon. Joe Biden announced this Tuesday (26) that the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah will be implemented from 11pm Brasília time (4am local time). The truce is expected to last 60 days.
Understand conflicts in the Middle East
Israel launched a major air and ground offensive against the Hezbollah group in Lebanon in late September. Like Hamas, Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad are radical groups financed by Iran, and therefore enemies of Israel.
Bombings in Lebanon have intensified in recent months, causing destruction and forcing more than a million people to leave their homes to escape the war. The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah has already left dozens of people dead in Lebanese territory.
At the same time, the war continues in the Gaza Strip, where the Israeli military is fighting Hamas and searching for hostages who were kidnapped more than a year ago during the radical group’s attack on Israeli territory on October 7, 2023. At the time, more than 1,200 people were killed and 250 kidnapped.
Since then, more than 43,000 Palestinians have died in Gaza during the Israeli offensive, which also destroyed virtually every building in the Palestinian territory.
On a third front of conflict, Israel and Iran exchanged attacks, which despite raising tension, did not evolve into an all-out war.
In addition, the Israeli Army has been carrying out bombings on Iranian-allied militia targets in Syria, Yemen and Iraq.
*With information from CNN
This content was originally published in Macron and Biden say ceasefire in Lebanon will allow “return of calm” on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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