A 60-day ceasefire agreement has been negotiated between Israel and the militant organisation Hezbollah, which is headquartered in Lebanon.
The agreement will result in a “permanent cessation of hostilities,” according to US President Joe Biden. The United States would spearhead another effort to secure a truce in Gaza, Biden added.
The agreement between Israel and Hezbollah has been characterised by negotiators as the cornerstone of sustainable peace.
Israeli ground forces are anticipated to withdraw from Lebanese land at this time, and Hezbollah fighters are anticipated to flee 40 km from Israel’s border.
Hezbollah claims that Israeli forces flew drones towards Israel during the two-minute bombardment of Beirut’s southern border, which took place hours before the accord.
On Tuesday, Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed 25 people.
Despite the ceasefire deal, Israel has warned residents displaced by fighting not to return to their homes in Lebanon just yet.
In August, tensions between Israel and Hezbollah escalated with intensified airstrike exchanges.
Israel launched a significant land invasion into Lebanon and conducted pre-emptive airstrikes on August 25, targeting Hezbollah’s rocket launcher sites.
In retaliation, Hezbollah fired hundreds of rockets and drones into Israeli territory, claiming the attacks were a response to the assassination of a senior commander in Beirut by Israeli forces.
By mid-September, a tragic explosion of communication devices, or “pagers,” in Lebanon killed at least 12 people and injured 2,750, with Israel blamed for the incident.
These devices, used by Hezbollah to evade tracking, added another layer to the ongoing conflict, highlighting the region’s deepening unrest.
