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We remain committed to be on the ground, day to day, watch what's happening and to let everybody know ... that the world is watching,
There's no one coming for their support anymore. I think that's a powerful change of reality on the ground... If anyone in Hamas thought that there was broad support for their cause, I think today they have learned that that is not the case,
Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure in southern Lebanon will not be allowed to be rebuilt,
emphasized US President Joe Biden in comments explaining the deal We were blown away and the walls fell on top of us,
said Rola Jaafar, who lives in the building opposite In my opinion, it would be a serious mistake to sign an agreement as long as Hezbollah has not been completely eliminated,
said Maryam Younnes, 29, a student from Maalot-Tarshiha In order to leave Lebanon, we must have our own security belt,
In full coordination with the United States, we retain complete military freedom of action. Should Hezbollah violate the agreement or attempt to rearm, we will strike decisively,
Thousands will join the resistance ... Disarming the resistance was an Israeli proposal that fell through,
said Fadlallah, who is also a member of Lebanon's parliament Implementation of this agreement will be key and we will be very vigilant to any attempts to disrupt what the two parties have committed to as part of this process today,
Our village – they destroyed half of it. In these few seconds before they announced the ceasefire, they destroyed half our village,
This agreement to end the war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, which has killed thousands of people, is a welcome development for the region and should increase pressure on Hamas to reach a ceasefire agreement to end the fighting and destruction in the Gaza Strip, which has already claimed so many innocent lives,
These actions have directly contributed to vital American national security interests, including directly by liquidating terrorist leaders who had the blood of hundreds of American on their hands,
The Biden administration has spent the last four years pathologically obsessed with undermining Israel and boosting Iran, including by coercing our Israeli allies to cede maritime territory to Hezbollah,
Let's be clear. Israel did not launch this war. The Lebanese people did not seek that war either. Nor did the United States,
Obama-Biden officials are already trying to use Israel's acceptance of this cease-fire to ensure that Hezbollah and other Iranian terrorist groups remain intact across Lebanon, and to limit Israel's future freedom of action and self-defense,
My hope is that we can soon achieve a ceasefire in Gaza and allow peaceful solutions to replace endless conflict,
These constraints have been rejected by our Israeli allies. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that under the cease-fire Israel retains full freedom of action to counter Hezbollah if the group attacks Israel or tries to rebuild its terrorist infrastructure,
Well done to all those involved in reaching this agreement,
With Hezbollah out of the picture, Hamas is left alone in the campaign. Our pressure on it will increase, and this will assist in achieving the goal of freeing our hostages,
We are perhaps close to a ceasefire in ... Let's hope it's true and that there's no backing down at the last-minute."
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